(I came, I saw, I conquered)

Julius Caesar(100 B.C. - 44 B.C.)

THE STATESMAN AND GENERAL

JULIUS CAESAR

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FLOW OF PRESENTATION
Aspiration of this study.
Early life
Political and Military career with developing
leadership qualities.
Featured Leadership Qualities.
Weaknesses
Assassination
Things we need to know about Caesar as in
brief.

ASPIRATION OF THIS OF THIS

STUDY
Aspiration of this study is to Critically
analyze the strength and weaknesses
of
Gaius Julius Caesar
as a leader
leadershipcan be defined as the act
of influencing others to work toward
a goal (Bauer & Erdogen, 2009,
p.285).

EARLY LIFE

Caesar was born on 13 July 100

B.C in Rome

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After the death of Marius and the rise of
Dictator Sulla, Caesars life was for a time
in jeopardy,

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Spent some time
in the south of
Italy improving
his education, in
particular
rhetoric.
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Political & Military

career with
Developing leadership
features.
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Caesar was electedquaestor in 69 BC.

(who supervised the financial affairs of the state
and conducted audits)

68/67 BCE:Caesar obtained a seat in the

Senate;
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Caesar
continued to
buy popularity,
both with the
people of Rome
as well as with
the high and
mighty in
important
places.
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In 60 BC
Caesar's
career took
him back to
Spain. Aged
41, he was
awarded the
post of
praetor.
Caesar learnt in Spain War could be
politically and financially very
profitable
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In 59 BC
Caesar
returned to
Rome

Caesar achieve his greatest ambition

to that day. He was elected consul, the
highest office of Rome.
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Caesar became Governor of Gaul

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FEATURED LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.

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Power & Respect

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Social Reforms
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Win the trust of

men...,

As a rule, men worry more

about what they can't see than
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about what they can

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Plain Different

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Revolutionized
what being a
leader truly is !!

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ASSASSINATION

Marcus Junius Brutus and

Gaius Cassius
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WEAKNESSES
Become a Dictator
Hubris & Lust for Power.
Too overt in his self-characterisation
Cleopatra
Caesar failed to win trust over his
surrendered enemies.
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THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW AS IN

BRIEF.

Julius Caesar was a general, a statesman, a

lawgiver, an orator, and historian.
He never lost a war.
Caesar fixed the calendar.

He is thought to have created the first news

sheet.
He instigated an enduring law against
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Caesar was an ambitious leader

Julius Caesar gained support of the people by:
Spending money for public entertainment
Establishing laws that freed farmers and
tradesmen from heavy taxes
Promising to improve the overall economy
Suggesting new laws, most of which were
approved by the Senate.
Reorganizing the army.
Improving the way the provinces were

I came to Rome when it was a

city of stone and I left it with a
city of marble....,

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