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The Pompeiians seized control of Africa and Spain. Caesar fought wars all over the Mediterranean and he emerged victoriously. He knew that all long as his enemies were in the field that he was not secure. Caesar finally defeated his enemies at the Battle of Munda in 45 BCE in Spain. After there was no real resistance to the rule of Caesar and he returned to Rome and he had himself appointed Dictator for life. He was by 44 AD the supreme leader in the Roman World and he was arguably the first Emperor in Roman history, although the majority of authorities hold that Augustus was the first Emperor.<ref> Osgood, Josiah. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521671779/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0521671779&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=78feb0248f30b4a6c2cfaa0048334c9f Caesar's Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire]</i> (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006) p. 60</ref> This was based largely on his military prowess and his success on countless battlefields around Europe and the Middle East.
====Conclusion==How did Caesar become a Dictator? ==Caesar was a remarkable leader and the secret to his success was that he was able to seize any opportunity opportunities in both the military and in the political arena. This was a young man who came from an aristocratic family that had been long in decline but he was able to use his many talents to become the sole rule of Rome and to be the architect of the Roman Imperial System. How did Caesar was able to achieve this because seize control of the following. Rome? He was a member of the popular party Populares Party and he was eventually able to secure an ascendancy over leadership of this political group. Based on his support and influence he participated in the informal arrangement known as the First Triumvirate. This informal political alliance elevated him to become one of the most important politicians in Rome. This allowed him to become Consul and to command a force of legions. It also enabled him Despite objections by the Senate, he used his legions to undertake the conquest of conquer Gauland invade Britain. This was not sanctioned but the The support of the other parties in the Triumvirate allowed him to continue ignore the conquest of GaulSenate. In the aftermath of the conquest of Gaul, he was able to occupy sent his troops across the Rubicon and occupied Rome and to defeat his opponents in a series of wars. This allowed him to dominate After he seized Rome, but he triggered a Civil War that he won. While his glory rise was to be both remarkable and swift, it was ultimately short-lived and because [Why was Julius Caesar assassinated? |he was assassinated in 44 BCE].
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