Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC, Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could ...
One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar ... suspected him of wanting to create a dynasty to rule Rome for generations to come. To avoid Caesar’s fate, Augustus charmed the ...
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Power, hubris and immortality
AS Julius Caesar rode his golden chariot in triumph through the cobblestoned streets of Rome, a slave stood behind him, ...
While the “frivolous East” may have been happy to venerate men as though they were gods, the serious men of the Roman ...