Julius Caesar Dbq

Julius Caesar was one of Rome’s most successful and outstanding leaders. The question of whether or not he deserved to die is very simple. No, Julius Caesar did not deserve to be assassinated for the good of Rome because he was the good of Rome. Politically, militaristically, and economically he benefited Rome. Did the conspirators kill Caesar for the good of Rome or for their own personal motives? To begin, the conspirators projected things unto Caesar that never happened and were false. For example, they said he was climbing ambition’s ladder and he wouldn’t look back. How do they know that? Act III Scene II says, “death for his ambition” (3.2.30). Meaning they killed Caesar because he became too successful or desired too much success. Brutus wanted the good of Rome but he killed the man that provided the most benefits for Rome. Caesar and his military conquered the rich lands of Gaul that expanded Rome’s borders. “Gaul had fertile land for agriculture, large forest for timber, and mines filled with golds and metals” (Science Times). Caesar also doubled his soldier’s pay. Politically, he removed a corrupt tax system, removed a quarter of Rome’s debt, and allowed tenants to live free of rent for a year. This shows that Caesar did the best possible for Rome’s citizens. However, Brutus portrayed him as a bad man to his crowds during

However, Caesar denied the crown three times as it was offered to him. He never asked to become so popular or high in status. In fact, it just became so as Rome thought he deserved to be crowned. Caesar denying the crown shows that he had no intentions of becoming tyrant and that conspirators had personal motives for the assassination. Caesar’s will showed that he loved Rome and the people. In Act III Scene III Antony reads the will in which Caesar gives seventy-five Drachmas to each man and donates all of his land for the citizen’s pleasures