Was Julius Caesar a good Leader?
Good paragraph: Julius Caesar was one of history’s most brilliant generals. He made his mark by conquering Gaul (57-51 BC), and then proceeded to win a major civil war against the great Roman general Pompey and his influential supporters (50-48 BC). Finally, he won a number of impressive victories around the Mediterranean, at Alexandria in Egypt, Zela in Asia Minor, Thapsacus in North Africa and Munda in Spain (47-45 BC). These victories raised him to the rank of the world’s foremost generals, and his troops were totally dedicated to him and would follow him anywhere. Bad paragraph: Despite his impressive series of victories, Caesar was treacherous towards his allies: he initially entered Gaul on the pretext of saving it form invasion by Germanic tribes (notably the Helvetii), but progressively reduced the tribes to servitude and imposed Roman law. This led to a massive revolt in 52 BC, which almost saw him defeated. He was often surprised by his opponents: at Bibracte by the Nervii, a
