
Julius Caesar (Part 1)
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How Much Debt Does Caesar Have?
In 65 b c, Caesar is elected to the next highest position on the latter. He's in charge of a bunch of basic civic services within rome. But one of the big functions people wanted to be elected edil was throwing big games and festivals. Rome has a public budget for this kind of stuff, but because this is a chance to increase your own popularity you always go way past the budget. And when they do, they just pay out of their own pockets. Well, caesar goes further than anyone else before him. He throws these incredible games, 320 pairs of gladiators, all in silver,. ornately decorated mer and these huge feasts and public works. It
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