Julius Caesar and the West
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The influence Julius Caesar has had on Western Civilization has been profound. Politician, general, orator, author and later, dictator, Julius Caesar continues to titillate the imagination and enliven historical discussions. His tremendous military conquests, his affair with Cleopatra in Egypt, and his immortal claim: veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered), have lived in infamy for modern students of classic Roman lore (CarpeNoctum). His famed assassination at the hands of his once loyal friends and supporters inspired both a Shakespearean tragedy (et tu, Brute?) as well as five hundred more years of domination by the Roman Empire. His accomplishments cannot but diminish those of all others that lived in his time. Born in 100 BCE, CaesarÆs early years were devoted to political pursuits; his family connections and his capacity for bribery facilitated a post-by-post ascension through the Roman senate. In 60 BCE, Caesar made a three-way pact with two powerful, wealthy, and most importantlyùdisgruntledù Roman citizens, thus forming the ôfirst triumvirateö. This triumvirate, using bribes and other manners of persuasion, helped to get Caesar elected to the prestigio
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