Why was Julius ceaser important?

Answer 1

He was the individual who challenged the rule of the Roman republic by the Senate, when he made himself "dictator for life." Although he was killed before consolidating all of his power, his heir Octavian (Augustus Caesar), eventually did become the first in a line of Roman emperors.

Answer 2

Because he was a Roman general. And:

Julius Caesar was a great general and an important leader in ancient Rome.

• During his lifetime, he had held just about every important title in the Roman Republic including consul, tribune of the people, high commander of the army, and high priest.

• He suggested new laws, most of which were approved by the Senate.

• He reorganized the army.

• He improved the way the provinces were governed.

The Romans even named a month after him, the month of July for Julius Caesar.

When Julius Caesar said he had something to say, the people flocked to the Forum to hear his ideas. His ideas had been good ones. The people trusted him. Julius Caesar told the people that he could solve Rome's problems.

Certainly, the Republic had problems. Crime was everywhere. Taxes were outrageous. People were hungry. Many were out of work. It was easier to use slaves to do work than hire Roman people, but the dependency on slave labor was causing Rome unemployment problem.

The people were angry that their government had not been able to solve the many problems facing the Republic. Julius Caesar spoke publicly to the people about these problems, and promised to solve them if he could.

The people supported Caesar. The people wanted to see Julius Caesar in a strong position of power so he could solve the problems facing the Republic. As Julius Caesar became more popular with the people, he also became more powerful.

Leaders in the Senate began to worry. They were afraid Julius Caesar might take over the government by force, and rule Rome as a king. After all, Caesar had his own army, one of the finest, perhaps the finest. The leaders of ancient Rome had vowed that the Roman people would never be ruled by a king again. Their worried were justified. They were right. Julius Caesar did want to take over the government.

One of the laws of the original Twelve Tables was that no general could enter the city with his army. Julius Caesar ignored this law. In 49 BCE, he entered Rome with the Roman Legion, and took over the government. The poor people of Rome, who made up the bulk of the population, were glad. The people called him "father of the homeland". The Senate was furious.

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Answer 3

Because he conquered all of Gaul, doubling the amount of territory under Rome's control and he destroyed the Republican government, which was failing anyway, saving it from centuries of infighting, and essentially establishing the rule by a single man, leading the way to Augustus becoming the first emperor

Answer 4

Several difficulties stand in the way of a final judgment on Caesar. The first is that Cicero, who provides so much of our information on Caesar, hated him as the enemy of republican government. The second is that Augustus, Caesar's successor, found it prudent to draw a veil over Caesar's career as a dictator. For this reason the poets who wrote during Augustus's reign hardly mention Caesar. Livy, who wrote the standard history of the republic, was scolded, in the friendliest way, by Augustus for being a supporter of Pompey.

Scholarly opinion of Caesar's accomplishments is divided. Some regard him as an unscrupulous tyrant, with an insatiable lust for power, and blame him for the demise of the Roman Republic. Others, admitting that he could be ruthless, insist that the Republic had already been destroyed. They maintain that to save the Roman world from chaos a new type of government had to be created. In fact, Caesar's reforms did stabilize the Mediterranean world. Among ancient military commanders, he may be second in achievement only to Alexander the great

Caesar was appointed dictator for life in the winter of 45 bc. According to the constitution of the Roman republic, the office of dictator was to be held only for six months and only during a dire emergency. That rule, however, had been broken before. Sulla had ruled as dictator for several years, and Caesar now followed suit. In addition, he was made consul for ten years in 45 bc. He also obtained a series of honors that were out of keeping with Roman tradition, and a statue of Caesar was placed in one of the oldest temples in Rome. Caesar renamed the month Quintilis in the Roman calendar Julius (July), after himself. Above all, he was in total command of the armies, and this remained the backbone of his power.

As a ruler Caesar instituted various reforms. In the provinces he eliminated a highly corrupt tax system, sponsored colonies of veterans, and extended Roman citizenship. At home he negotiated a reasonable settlement of the large debts due to moneylenders, and he reconstituted the courts and increased the number of senators. His reform of the calendar gave Rome a less confusing means of recording time.

A number of senatorial families, however, felt that Caesar threatened their position, and his honors and powers made them fear that he would become a rex (king), a title they hated as republicans-believers that a republic, with an elected government, is the best form of government. Accordingly, in 44 bc, an assassination plot was hatched by a group of senators, including Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus. The respect felt for Brutus's integrity ensured the success of the plot. On March 15 of 44 bc, when Caesar entered a meeting of the Senate, the conspirators killed him. After a provocative funeral speech by Mark Antony, Caesar's body was burned in the Roman forum.

Because Caesar had no male heirs, he stipulated in his will that his grandnephew, Octavius, whom he had adopted, become his successor. Octavius became Rome's first emperor under the name of Augustus.

Answer 5

Juilius Caesar was a dicator, but failed in that. He ruled over many lands, and conquerd overtime.

Answer 6

Julius Caesar is important because he was the first emperor of Rome, Italy. Before he took over, Rome was a republic. He basically declared himself emperor for life.

Answer 7

he ate the most Hot Dogs and won the contest. very important in ancient Rome.

Answer 8

Julius Ceasar was not the first emporor, but declared himself dictator for life (which got him killed). This set in motion the events which lead to the changing of the republic to the empire.

Answer 9

He became bysexual