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Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
Not Standing In the Forum
Caesar has been made Dictator for Ten Years. Those Senators who want to further their careers need to win favor. When a group of Senators approach Caesar to offer him yet more honors, he doesn’t behave as he should. Senators should stand to greet each other, as a show of mutual respect – but Caesar remains seated. It is symbolic of his increasing disregard for the conventions of Roman Republic.
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Caesar’s ambition turns to tyranny, and a handful of senators plot his downfall.
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Events beyond Caesar’s control threaten to unravel his plans, and leave him isolated.
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Julius Caesar tears up the rulebook in his quest to become Rome’s greatest man.