In this world, there are many people that can become other-directed and live their lives according to what other people want them to do, not what they please. Julius Caesar was definitely not a phony, and was an inner-directed person. Caesar controlled the Roman Empire the way he chose, and nobody told him what to do, or there would be serious consequences. Without his courageous actions and leadership, the Roman Empire would be nowhere near where it got to without him. Julius Caesar was one of the most influential and famous leaders in Roman history. Julius Caesar was born on June 17, 100 BC, which marked a new era in the Roman times. When he was 16, his father Gaius Caesar, died. This left it up for his mother to take care of him and raise him. He then considered joining the roman military to escape the events taking place at home. Caesar was extremely successful serving in the military, and won multiple awards and medals for his courageous actions. He proved himself a successful soldier, even receiving awards such as the civic crown for saving someone's life, and was promoted to general of the military legate to Bithynia to secure a fleet of ships. After his successful military career, he decided to go back to Rome and be a lawyer. Again, his work was a major success and he became well known as an eloquent speaker, and began …show more content…
He relieved debt and reformed the Senate by increasing its size and opening it up so that it better represented Romans as a whole. He reformed the Roman calendar and recreated how local government was constructed. In addition, he resurrected two city-states, Carthage and Corinth, which had been destroyed, and he granted citizenship to a number of foreigners. He also earned his title of being a benevolent victor by inviting some of his defeated rivals to join him in the government" ("Caesar" par.