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Killing Caesar: Tyrant Or Hero
There is a great debate to decide whether Caesar was a tyrant or hero. Based on the information from the passage “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, Caesar is more a hero then tyrant. The average citizen of Rome felt that Caesar was a blessing. Caesar is more a hero then a tyrant because he helped Rome. In the passage it says, “Never before had Rome been governed so well, or so efficiently”. The senate was running Rome poorly, so when Caesar took control he ran Rome better than the senate did. In the passage it says, “Caesar created jobs by building roads, temples, and aqueducts”. Caesar improved Rome after he took power from the senate. Caesar is a hero and not a tyrant because he was loved by the people of Rome. In the passage it says,” To

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