What to admire about Caesar?

Answer 1

Julius Caesar's importance to ancient Rome, and his position as a historical figure is self evident as 2,000 years after his death, he is still a topic of discussion. The following answer must be subjective as it does not ask about certain facts about Caesar, using the word "admire" in the question places any answer in the world of subjectivity.

What stands out regarding Caesar was his leadership. He continued what others before and after him did, that is to help the ancient Roman Empire to be a vital and important force in world history.

He was a great general and added more territory & power to ancient Rome; For him and the context of his time, this was a worthy cause. (It is understood that people will disagree about this ).

He was a great statesman and was in the process of revitalize Roman policies and laws he strongly believed would be beneficial to the citizens of Rome;

He was a leader without fear, yet he himself was feared; feared to the point that other leaders in ancient Rome conspired to and did assassinate him; Some historians believe his loss at the time of it, was a major setback to Rome.

His legacy remains to this day, be it in the month of July named for him, or even his "calendar". He was the subject of the world's greatest playwright, Shakespeare. History books centered upon him are in the multiple hundreds if not more.