Julius Caesar

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This paper discusses how Julius Caesar has enthralled imaginations for centuries and how, in both fact and fiction, this great figure has enjoyed the attention of great minds and their followers. It chronologically looks at the main events of his life up until his fatal stabbing and attempts to show that what makes him particularly popular, not only among his own followers of the time, but also with many of his admirers today, is that Caesar was not only a great man, but also a human man.

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"Caesar is said to have been born as Gaius Julius Caesar during approximately 100 BC, although the exact year is uncertain and could have been 102 BC (Fowler, 1921, p. 7). His parents were Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar, who was a praetor at the time, although his family had little wealth and influence then. Gaius Marius, Caesar's uncle by marriage was however the leader of the Popular faction. It appears that Caesar was close to this uncle and his aunt, Julia. Nonetheless, Julius Caesar was brought up in Rome's Subura District, among the general population of Rome. It was here that he learned the social skills to help him communicate with people of any social status. This is also the skill that helped him become popular with his followers during his political career (Akinde, 2003)."

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