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If step one in
Caesar's rise to power was mythologizing his early life, step two was winning the loyalty
and devotion of the military. It's something that he and later
leaders would come to rely on. And ten years after that defining
encounter with Alexander the Great, he got his chance
Caesar's rise to power was mythologizing his early life, step two was winning the loyalty
and devotion of the military. It's something that he and later
leaders would come to rely on. And ten years after that defining
encounter with Alexander the Great, he got his chance
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If step one in
Caesar's rise to power
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was mythologizing his early life,
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step two was winning the loyalty
and devotion of the military.
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It's something that he and later
leaders would come to rely on.
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And ten years after that defining
encounter with Alexander the Great,
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he got his chance.
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Movie Summary
Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Caesar, and to challenge public perception. She seeks the answers to some big questions. How did he become a one-man ruler of Rome? How did he use spin and PR on his way to the top? Why was he killed? And she asks some equally intriguing little questions. How did he conceal his bald patch? Did he really die, as William Shakespeare put it, with the words Et tu, Brute on his lips? Above all, Mary explores his surprising legacy right up to the present day. Like it or not, Caesar is still present in our everyday lives, our language, and our politics. Many dictators since, not to mention some other less autocratic leaders, have learned the tricks of their trade from Julius Caesar.
