the ill P Gaius Julius Caesar helped establish the vast Roman Empire. Caesar's triumph in a civil war in the 40s BC made him the absolute ruler of Rome. Caesar was neither good nor bad, rather, he was a force of change. His folly was ambition, for when he took power the way to advance changed so drastically that the other Roman’s ambitions were thwarted, which lead to political jealousies among his opponents and …showed first 75 words of 960 total…

…showed last 75 words of 960 total…expect the most. In sum Caesar’s rise to power was too different and Caesar was unable placate the rest of the Roman politician’s ambition and as his power grew his position grew more perilous. Ironically his skill in government lead to his downfall. Bibliography “Caesar” March 31, 1999. http://www.virgil.org/caesar/primary-sources.htm (April 10, 00) Meier, Christian. Caesar: A Biography, 1982. Harper Collins Plutarch. Caesar, 75, MIT Classics Archive Suetonius, C. Tranquillus. The Twelve Caesars. 1957 Penguin