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Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
The Debate Over Caesar’s Governorship
The Senate – under the Consulship of Pompey – debates whether to recall Caesar from Gaul, exposing him to the threat of prosecution for his behavior as Consul. Caesar’s response is to demand Pompey relinquish his own command. Rome’s two most powerful generals are locked in a dangerous game of brinkmanship... and everyone fears where it might lead.
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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.