Gaius Julius Caesar had moral courage. He was born in a time when the Roman Republic was being shaken by a series of problems.(5 pg. 1) He managed to overcome these problems and became the great leader that everyone has heard of today. His leadership came from the way he was brought up and what he did with his life. Caesar showed much courage in his time as a child and as an adult. Many of his actions were done so that he would succeed in his battles and get support of the people, but there were some instances in which his acts of courage were purely moral and not solely for himself. These moral acts helped his people and made him a better leader than he had been before. This paper will prove this point and make his acts of moral courage more clear to understand.

ROMAN REPUBLIC AT THE TIME OF CAESAR

The Roman Republic was being corrupted and had been in disaray before and during Caesar's lifetime. It had been around for over 400 years and was no longer a good form of government for the vastly expanded Roman civilization. The main reason that it was in crisis is because the Second Punic war had left Rome poor and much of their land and property lost. The Republ

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"It is ironic that the most famous son of the Roman Empire is remembered above all else for his death."(4 pg 16) On March 15, 44 B.C., the ides of March, a great assasination plot was unfolded. When Caesar entered the Senate House on that remeberable day, he found himself surrounded by his fellow Senators. To distract Caesar some of the conspiritors came up to Caesar and started asking him for favors. In the next split second they all pulled out knives and stabbed Caesar over 22 times. One of the assasins of Caesar was a man named Quintus Caepio Brutus. He was a valued friend of Caesar's that was one of the Senators pardoned after the civil war. When Caesar is being stabbed and he finally realizes that Brutus is one of he assasins he says the famous quote "Et tu, Brute" which ment "You too, Brutus." This just means how close the assasins were to Caesar. The reason for this murder was because these senators still believed that Caesar had too much power even though he had so forcfully refused the crown. Many were angry at his death and revenge was set out upon all that were invoved. None of them lived to see the next year.(11)

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