Was Julius Caesar A Tyrant
Julius Caesar was a tyrant. People feared him and he took power from them. In addition, he was an arrogant, womanizing, political-filled human being who lived by the sword and died by the sword. These characteristics alone made Julius Caesar a tyrant.
Caesar took away all power from the senate. He was filled with empty promises when it came to the senate. Caesar was also very cocky. In “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, it says “Over and again he promised to return power to the Senate once reforms were made”. However, instead, he just gained a new fashion sense and became cocky. In “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, he says “But Caesar took to wearing red boots. Red boots were only worn by kings. He scoffed at the suggestion his wearing them …show more content…
He also did some cruel things to people which is why he died so brutally. Most of Caesar’s speeches were propaganda material. At the funeral of his aunt, his speech, laudatio Iuliae amitae, ended up being a political statement. Caesar made a reference about his aunt being a direct descendent from the gods and kings. He also referred to Ancus Marcius, an ancient roman king. This shows that Caesar feels like he deserves to be the leader of Rome because, he is a descendent from them. Caesar was a womanizer. On fasinatinghistory.bogspot.com, it says that most people became Caesar’s enemy because he slept with their significant other. Some of these women include: Postumia, wife of Servius Sulpcius, Lollia, wife of Aulus Gabinius, Mucia, Pompey’s wife, Tertulla, Crassus wife and Cleopatra. Caesar only married Calpurnia to progress his career. Caesar even had an affair with Serivila and Tertia, Marcus Brutus’ mother and sister. Caesar used violence and was harshly killed because of it. On enotes.com, it says that Caesar once waited for his enemies to run out of water and then order to have the hands of the survivors cut off. In “Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakesphere, he silences Flavius and Murcellus silenced. However, in the end of it all he was met by a brutal
Caesar took away all power from the senate. He was filled with empty promises when it came to the senate. Caesar was also very cocky. In “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, it says “Over and again he promised to return power to the Senate once reforms were made”. However, instead, he just gained a new fashion sense and became cocky. In “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, he says “But Caesar took to wearing red boots. Red boots were only worn by kings. He scoffed at the suggestion his wearing them …show more content…
He also did some cruel things to people which is why he died so brutally. Most of Caesar’s speeches were propaganda material. At the funeral of his aunt, his speech, laudatio Iuliae amitae, ended up being a political statement. Caesar made a reference about his aunt being a direct descendent from the gods and kings. He also referred to Ancus Marcius, an ancient roman king. This shows that Caesar feels like he deserves to be the leader of Rome because, he is a descendent from them. Caesar was a womanizer. On fasinatinghistory.bogspot.com, it says that most people became Caesar’s enemy because he slept with their significant other. Some of these women include: Postumia, wife of Servius Sulpcius, Lollia, wife of Aulus Gabinius, Mucia, Pompey’s wife, Tertulla, Crassus wife and Cleopatra. Caesar only married Calpurnia to progress his career. Caesar even had an affair with Serivila and Tertia, Marcus Brutus’ mother and sister. Caesar used violence and was harshly killed because of it. On enotes.com, it says that Caesar once waited for his enemies to run out of water and then order to have the hands of the survivors cut off. In “Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakesphere, he silences Flavius and Murcellus silenced. However, in the end of it all he was met by a brutal