Julius Caesar and Malcolm X

Julius Caesar and Malcolm X
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Julius Caesar was a famous Roman General, Consul and notable author of Latin prose. He played a significant role in the preceding events that led to the fall of the Roman Republic and subsequent rise of the Roman Empire. At around 60 BC, Caesar and two others, Crassus and Pompey, founded a political alliance that dominated roman politics for several years CITATION Phi08 \l 1033 (Freeman, 2008). He was born into a patrician family. In 85 BC, his father died and this made Caesar head of the family at the tender age of sixteen. Caesars coming of age coincided with a civil war that erupted between his uncle, Gaius Marius, who was one of the most prominent figures in the Roman Republic, and his greatest rival Lucius Sulla CITATION Viv92 \l 1033 (Thomas, 1992). Sulla worn the civil war which resulted into Caesar becoming a target of the new regime. He was forced to go into hiding until the threat against him was lifted after the intervention of his mother`s family. His mother`s family comprised of supporters of Sulla. Caesar later left Rome and joined the army. During his service in the army, he won the Civic Crown for the part he played in an important siege. He was allowed to take a military career only after the loss of his priest hood. Caesar was the high priest of Jupiter and by then priests were not allowed to touch horses or even sleep three days outside Rome. In 78 BC, Sulla died. The death of Sulla came as a relief to Caesar as he felt safe again to return to Rome. He, however, had no proper means of returning to Rome as all his inheritance had been confiscated. On his return to Rome, he turned to advocacy legal advocacy where he became a prominent figure for his exceptional oratory and his high pitched voice and later prosecution of former governors who were very notorious for their extortion CITATION Sha06 \l 1033 (Shakespeare & Burton , 2006). Caesar was kidnapped and held prisoner by pirates across the Aegean Sea. Surprisingly, Caesar maintained an attitude of superiority throughout his captivity period. He even asked his kidnappers to demand more ransom than they aspired to. After the ransom was paid, he pursued the pirates, captured them and imprisoned them. Upon Caesar`s return to Rome, he was elected as military tribune, which was seen as a first step in the political career. In 60 BC, Caesar went a step further and sought election as consul for 59 BC. He contested for the consul along two other candidates. Caesar, along with Marcus Bibulus, won the elections. Though Caesar was politically indebted to other regions, he used his wit and gained the unity of other consuls. During his period of reign, Caesar proposed a law that sought the distribution of public land to the poor members of the society. The law gained support of Pompey and Crassus. Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus together made the triumvirate republic. However, the legislation was also met with a lot of criticisms. Active critics forced Caesar to use force to defeat their moves. His political career traversed many ...