How did the common people of rome feel about Julius Caesar?

Answer 1

Julius Caesar was very popular with the middle and lower layers of Roman society. He was seen as the hero of the people who stood against an aristocracy which was seen as decadent and corrupt.This was one on the things that gave Caesar such immense power. Cesar was a popularis. The populares (plural of popularis) were a political faction which championed the cause of the poor and wanted reforms to improve the lot of the poor. When Caesar had been consul in 62 AD he had introduced a law which redistributed land to the poor. When he concentrated power in his hands after he won his civil war against the forces of the senate he introduced further measures which helped the poor.

The people did not miss any chance to show their support. They praised him when they saw him in the street. They attended his speeches en masse and shouted their support. Some people even took part in the new religious cult which Caesar created and which was based on himself. He professed divine attributed by claiming that his family descended from the goddess Venus. At Caesar's funeral the crowd rioted and went to look for his assassins. However, the assassins had fled Rome in fear of something like this happening.

Answer 2

Ancient biographers describe the tension between Caesar and the Senate, and his possible claims to the title of king. These events would be the principal motive for Caesar's assassination by his political opponents in the Senate.

Answer 3

Patricians were suspicious of Caesar because he was systematically decreasing their power. Plebeians tended to support him because he was givng them part of the power he was taking from the Patricians.

Answer 4

They think of him as a great Roman and someone to be proud of having in your nations history.