Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar, more commonly known as Julius Caesar, a patrician and noble, became one of the most powerful men in Ancient Roman history. Caesar was an outsider first and eventually became the people’s hero. His leadership qualities gained him the consulship of 59 B.C., and eventually perpetual dictatorship. Caesar’s acquired power soon became immense, and soon the ruling class began to fear his power. The wealth of power brought back …showed first 75 words of 558 total…

…showed last 75 words of 558 total…him the rights that made him invulnerable to constitutional safeguards. Now the veto of the tribunes couldn’t affect his legislation or decisions. One of the safeguards of the constitution of the Republic had been removed and therefore Caesar was one step closer to Autocracy. Caesar’s control of politics, religion, and the military meant that he had all but in name become an absolute ruler. Caesar’s opposition now came chiefly from two groups.