The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Julius Caesar
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 18
Power clings to him like a second skin—the unmistakable aura of a man who has reshaped the world according to his will. His presence suggests both the weight of authority and the danger of ambition that knows no bounds.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult at time of assassination
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 18
- Books
- 1
Julius Caesar rose from Roman general to dictator, his vast ambition leveling every barrier of the Roman constitution. His friendship elevated allies like Balbus to the highest offices, while his military campaigns extended Roman knowledge of the German tribes and the Hercynian forest. The ostentation of his power, as much as his power itself, provoked his fate; his murder was followed by strange celestial phenomena, including a singular defect of light noted by Pliny.
Description
A middle-aged Roman man with olive skin, short hair, and clean-shaven face, bearing the unmistakable marks of command. He wears a purple-bordered toga over a military tunic, with a laurel wreath in his hair and gold senatorial ring on his finger. His bearing is that of a dictator whose authority extends beyond military command into the very fabric of Roman governance, with the presence of one accustomed to reshaping nations according to his vision.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
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