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Bruce Wayne on Nostr: Julius Caesar broke the Roman Republic and cleared the way for the Roman Empire to be ...

Julius Caesar broke the Roman Republic and cleared the way for the Roman Empire to be born

His name became the supreme title for emperors

His life is one of the greatest in history

Here are 7 lessons every man should learn from Julius Caesar



1) Choose your moment

Lepidus, who led an armed revolt against the senate, asked Caesar to join him

But Caesar rejected him; he sensed Lepidus didn’t have the strength of character to carry out his plan

Lepidus died soon after, while Cesar would later succeed in his own revolt



2) Keep promises to your enemies

Captured by pirates and held for ransom, Caesar spent nearly forty days with his captors

He often half-jokingly told the pirates he would crucify them all once he was free

Once the ransom was paid, he raised a fleet and did just that



3) Compare yourself to the best

Seeing a statue of Alexander the Great broke Caesar

At 33, Alexander had conquered the world, while Caesar had done nothing epoch-shattering

But the comparison pushed him to seek a discharge from his position and find glory for himself in Rome



4) Use entertainment to win

To win Rome, Caesar had to win the goodwill of its people

So he amazed them by paying for wild animal hunts, new public monuments, stage plays and an army of gladiators so large his enemies passed a bill limiting the amount anyone could keep in Rome



5) Be indispensable

When praetors wanted an inquiry into Caesar's time as consul, he delayed the trial by pursuing a campaign in Gaul

He then picked as many fights as he could, conquering Rome’s enemies and winning so many victories that trying him would be political suicide



6) Make retreat impossible

When battles became dangerous, Caesar sent away the horses - including his own- so his men knew they couldn't retreat

When troops tried to flee, he’d keep them on the field himself, grabbing them by the throat and facing them back toward the front



7) Control the narrative

Bad omens could break an army's morale

When Caesar slipped and fell when he first disembarked in Africa, he had to fix things

So he clasped the ground and said "Africa, I have a tight hold of you!" transforming a bad omen into a prophecy of victory

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