Julius Caesar Part 3: Murder in the Senate
Real Dictators
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Caesar's Dilemma
In February 44 BC, at the age of 55, Caesar is reaffirmed as dictator Perpetuo. A dictator is an accepted Roman office, but it becomes dictator in perpetuity. And Perpetuo dictator is a contradiction in Roman terms. Julius Caesar now walks like a king, talks like a king and even wears gold laurel leaves. He is seemingly grooming an heir, his great nephew Gaius Octavius,. better known as Octavian.
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