The year is 44 BC. A man lay on the floor of the Roman Senate house, blood pooling around his wounded body as a result of the 23 stab wounds that cover him. He was betrayed by those he should have trusted most. This man, a leader to Rome’s people, bears the name Gaius Julius Caesar. Throughout his time as consul, he helped Rome grow more prosperous than it had even been before. Caesar was born into a patrician family in 100 BC. This beneficial social position made it easier for him to rise to power, and so he did. Once he served time as a general and the governor of Spain, he ran for consul, and eventually won, in 59 BC. After allying himself with Crassus and Pompey, calling this alliance the “First Triumvirate”, Julius Caesar became the governor of Gaul and later conquered the rest of it around 50 BC. During this period, Crassus, who had been one of the consuls, died in battle while Pompey was left as the only other consul at the time. He and the Senate attempted to take Caesar's power …show more content…
As mentioned beforehand, he made many tax and land reforms to help Rome get back on its feet. These reforms greatly benefitted the common people. He additionally gave some of his newly conquered lands to both the landless and his diligent soldiers. Furthermore, he made the Senate larger, which gave the people more of a say when it came to government. The last, but not least important, action that Caesar took with Rome was helping to build it into an empire. Going back to the first two points, the previous poverty in Rome made it difficult to grow and develop, and Caesar fixed those issues. Along with that, he expanded Roman territory into modern-day France, Belgium, Switzerland, and a few other areas. Likewise, he spread Roman influence to Egypt, but also led the military to many great victories through numerous triumphant battles and successful