What Is The Difference Between Cato And Julius Caesar

In the next books, it became clearer that Lucan has a sympathetic stance toward Cato and Pompey comparing to Caesar. In the second book, Cato was introduced as a heroic figure who decided to side with Pompey, the lesser of two evils (“Lucan - Ancient Rome”). Furthermore, both characters stood strong with Stoic ideas while the rest of the book is full of Fate and Fortune as Gods and characters consulted the oracles to learn about the future. For example, Cato cited the Stoic principles when he refused to consult an oracle. When Pompey died, his death was described using Stoic’s theory that his spirit passed into a region between the atmosphere and heaven, waiting for the day of conflagration (Ridley). Caesar, on the other hand, believed that Fortune was on his side and thus he had an advantage over Pompey. In the first book, when Caesar was about to cross the Rubicon, he saw a sorrowful apparition of Rome and told her to favor him because he will be the victor and protector of Rome. He was already power hungry but with Fortune on his side, Caesar was even more determined to fight even when his men were not (Auerbach). Lucan elevated Stoic and Republican principles in contrast to the Imperialist principles of Caesar that started such a bloody war (“Lucan - Ancient Rome”).
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During the battle, Caesar was yelling out orders and promises of wealth and power to his men to motivate them. Pompey, on the other hand, was portrayed as accepting of his fate but still a hero (Auerbach). Lucan lamented over this loss as the loss of liberty and mentioned many times of the incoming doom of Rome under the reign of Caesar “wrought at dread Pharsalus.” (Lucan, The Civil War 7.742) Caesar mocks the death of Domitian and did not allow anyone to bury the Pompeian soldiers. Thus came the wild animals that devoured the