All About History  |  Issue 63
JULIUS CAESAR: HOW ROME'S FAMOUS RULER SEIZED POWER
If you visit the ruins of the Roman Forum today, it is easy to be overawed by the faded glory of the crumbling columns, weather-beaten basilicas and sprawl of former civic buildings. In fact, the less scrupulous tour guides will tell you it’s Caesar’s grave but the Roman ruler was just cremated there and his ashes were buried in his family’s tomb. Rather than a grave, this mound is what’s left of the Temple of Caesar. This is where Romans would gather to worship their former leader as a god. That a man who seized control for himself, ending democratically elected rule in favour of imperial power, can be so beloved that people still leave him offerings two thousand years later might seem odd. However, as celebrity classicist Mary Beard, fresh from filming hit new BBC series Civilisations, explains in our in-depth feature, Caesar was a skilled politician who knew how to win over the people with slick sound bites and populist policies.
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