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- invested in infrastructure
- put his statues in every temple
- crossed Rubicon
- cast dice
- member of First Triumvirate
- married daughter to Pompey
- Commentaries were propaganda, meant to be read aloud
- killed a lot of Gauls

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What we found interesting:
Shakespeare was the one who came up with "et tu Brute."
Caesar was the first person to put his head on coins which have him power over the people.
While Caesar's conquest of the Gauls is often portrayed as positive, it was more like a genocide in reality.
He wrote his own propaganda in third person in order to convince the people that his conquests were going well and to gain their support.
Caesar was popular with the common people, but the elites feared his power.
Caesar redid the calendar to make it more efficient and accurate, pleasing the people. He also added a whole month for himself so people would remember him forever.
He became dictator forever which was unprecedented.
Caesar granted pardons to his enemies from the civil war.

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This is a really great quote that shows how Caesar sees military as a game and we found it really interesting.

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-totalitarian and populist
-army more loyal to general than country
-first guy to put his face on coins
-life changed after seeing a statue of Alexander the great
-kidnapped by pirates and made Rome pay more for him than the pirates originally offered
-changed the calendar
-pioneered the term crossing the Rubicon
-the month of July was named after himself
-assassination paved the way for the empire

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wow that's a bold move! alea iacta est!

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Calendar reform, only dictators can change time.

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Calendar reform, only dictators can change time.

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the key to his success...

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What we found interesting was the part of the documentary when Caesar saw the statue of Alexander the great and ponders to himself, "weeping", why have he has not reached such great heights which alexander the great had at his age. This motivated Caesars coming to power because after comparing himself to Alexander he envied how much he had done in only a few years of living.

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-third person commentaries- a pretty powerful political move
-born in 100, wow that's a really long time!
-participated in a lot of genocide- OUCH
-It's intersting how he rose to power, sort of going up the stairstep in roman politics. (elected consul)
-Faces on coins, plus named a month after himself - very egotistic

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Saw a statue of Alexander and aspired to be as successful as him

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- first guy to put his face on money
- had a great time with pirates
- name evolved into kaiser/tzar/czar
- cleopatra loved him, fish fear him

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His face is everywhere but portraits are rare

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We all remembered the story of Caesar seeing the status of Alexander the Great. Some of us found it ironic, since Caesar ultimately became much more influential and well known than Alexander. Others thought that it seemed like foreshadowing for the power and fame Caesar would later accumulate.

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Caesar wrote personal accounts to be read out aloud in front of Roman citiizens (propoganda). 

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Caesar wrote personal accounts to be read out aloud in front of Roman citiizens (propoganda). 