Roman Classics

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Caesar 's Reforms

Julius Caesar is one of the most famous statesman and soldier in the history of Rome . It is Caesar who paved the way for the transition from Roman republic to Roman Empire through the various reforms that he introduced during his time as a dictator in the Roman republic . In the capacity of a general or a soldier , Caesar , led a series of military exercise to expand the Roman republic through the conquering of nation surrounding Rome especially in Britain

and even some parts of Africa . In the capacity of a dictator , he showed great leadership skills through various reforms with his major reform being the establishment of the Julian calendar which saw the formation of a year that consisted of 355 days . However , some of his actions such as his celebrated affair with Cleopatra saw some of his closest friend and members of the senate conspiring to assassinate him a thing that they later succeeded during a senate meeting (David , 2004 , 26

Through the various political offices that Caesar established and with the help of the dictatorship powers vested on him by the senate , he was able to establish many reforms some for the benefit of the Roman society with others no doubt for his own benefit in the context of rule and power exercise

In essence , when he accepted the dictatorship powers from the senate Caesar faced various problems which can be summarized to four major ones . First , he needed...