Essay Two - Caesar Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well known of ancient historical figures. In his life he gained recognition as a general, a politician and a reformer. Both ancient and modern historians have written widely on Caesar's achievements. Whilst there remains a constant in these works that attests to Caesar's ability as a general, it is his career as a politician that has been vigorously debated. Although Plutarch believed that Caesar "was …showed first 75 words of 1674 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1674 total…politician it is conceded by all that he had great skill as an orator and politician as a whole, but he did not dominate his rivals as he did on the battlefield. However, as a reformer, though he may have made many changes which in hindsight were great, they pale in comparison to his achievements in the theatre of war and as a politician and, therefore, are less reported than other aspects of his life.