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Episode II - Caesar the Politician

Emperors of Rome

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Caesar, Queen of Bithynia

The story about that comes from early on and perhaps something I should have gone into when Caesar was trying to make his mark early on in the East. The Nicomedes' taunt is something that's used about him throughout his life, but it's very typical of the kind of cut and thrust of Roman politics. So as a result of being a part of this, this gang of three, does that extend his political career at this point? Does it have the effect that he wants? Absolutely.

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