Luke Koppenheffer

Caesar’s overwhelming amount of power in Rome was earned from him being a role model for his army, being a standard for the ideal soldier through his spartan-like actions and lifestyle. Caesar was also very generous towards the soldiers he lived similar to, making them want to follow him. Caesar used that loyalty to gain power, attracting allies. Caesar also gained allies through his political generosity, not just his power. Caesar himself realized that convincing people to follow him, better known as authority, was a better ruling style than ruling through force. Julius Caesar was a famous politician, who accomplished various things in his military career, and conquest of lands. Previous to all of these actions, Caesar began as a lower level staff member of a military legate in 79 b.c., where he was given the civic crown for saving the life of a citizen while in combat. Caesar was then voted into military tribune in 72 b.c. (McManus, 2011). In 68 b.c., Caesar obtained a position in the senate, and later became curule aedile. Whilst in this position, he expended much of his money given to him him by Crassus, an ally of his, spending a …show more content…
Caesar was looked up upon by his soldiers, and being close to such a powerful force would motivate any soldier. In order to be more personable with his troops, Caesar called his forces comrades when he addressed them, not men. He did this for all of his troops, no matter when he addressed them (Suetonius, 110 A.D.). Caesar also used his own powerful presence to motivate his troops while in Gaul in 58 b.c. Caesar would regroup his army in person whenever they were successful and advanced forward in their conquest of Gaul (Suetonius, 110 A.D.). It was rare to see the top power in the army in the battlefield, and by Caesar being there rallying his soldiers, it made them ready to fight even harder and continue to