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| Julius Caesar |
I had the great honor to interview the one and only Julius Caesar and what he has to say is very interesting, I hope you enjoy our interview
Q: Can you tell me a bit about your younger days
A: Why yes, I can. As you know, I am a man of extreme power. I was born in 100 BC, about. My father died when I was young and I was married and divorced a fair amount of times for reasons I would rather not disclose. I dabbled in different types of work, like lawyer and orator. I was always known for my eloquent speaking. I had been kidnapped by friendly pirates who were fairly nice to me while I waited for my ransom money to be collected. I told them I would find them when they finally released me and kill them. I kept my word. Is that what you were asking?
Q: Yes, that was good. Now, can you tell me about crossing the Rubicon?
A: Ah, the Rubicon. I am a man of adventure and I love to go where no man has gone before. In 55 BC, I went to Gaul with 40,000 men and stood before this never been crossed river to the land that would soon be mine. Currently it was inhabited with terrible creatures, Barbarians if you will, from Germany. I decided to make a bridge. When I decide something is going to happen, my gosh it will happen. That bridge took a mere 10 days to build. I marched my waiting army across and watched those silly people run for the hills. They knew I was ruler, and no way were they going to protest my power.
Q: Can you tell us about the battle between you and Pompey?
A: Me and Pompey, what a sight that was. I was furious when I found out that they took up cause for the senate! I immediately marched my armies from Gaul to Italy to stop this madness. Apparently this sparked a civil war from which the unrivaled ruler of Rome would emerge. This ruler? Me.
Q: What happened after you took control of the government?
A: Well, if you know I took control, then you must also know that I began extensive reforms of society and government. I forced them to make me a dictator for life. Now I hear that there a whispers of plans for my assassination. I doubt my people will rise against me, not their leader and dictator.
Q: How do you think your reign will impact people in the future? Think very far ahead, let’s say around 2010.
A: Well, considering I was such a wonderful influence on my empire, I would say I did a lot. An example would be my changing Rome into an empire. It was a Republic before I came along and changed it to my very own dictatorship. Under this empire, the Roman Empire grew and spread far and wide, making many more people Romans. I would say this is one thing that will last a very long time.
Unfortunately, Julius was wrong and he was assassinated in 44 BC by his own people. This lead to a series of civil wars which plagued the land for a long time, until Octavius, Caesars nephew rose out of the rubble to stake his claim.
Q: Can you tell me a bit about your younger days
A: Why yes, I can. As you know, I am a man of extreme power. I was born in 100 BC, about. My father died when I was young and I was married and divorced a fair amount of times for reasons I would rather not disclose. I dabbled in different types of work, like lawyer and orator. I was always known for my eloquent speaking. I had been kidnapped by friendly pirates who were fairly nice to me while I waited for my ransom money to be collected. I told them I would find them when they finally released me and kill them. I kept my word. Is that what you were asking?
Q: Yes, that was good. Now, can you tell me about crossing the Rubicon?
A: Ah, the Rubicon. I am a man of adventure and I love to go where no man has gone before. In 55 BC, I went to Gaul with 40,000 men and stood before this never been crossed river to the land that would soon be mine. Currently it was inhabited with terrible creatures, Barbarians if you will, from Germany. I decided to make a bridge. When I decide something is going to happen, my gosh it will happen. That bridge took a mere 10 days to build. I marched my waiting army across and watched those silly people run for the hills. They knew I was ruler, and no way were they going to protest my power.
Q: Can you tell us about the battle between you and Pompey?
A: Me and Pompey, what a sight that was. I was furious when I found out that they took up cause for the senate! I immediately marched my armies from Gaul to Italy to stop this madness. Apparently this sparked a civil war from which the unrivaled ruler of Rome would emerge. This ruler? Me.
Q: What happened after you took control of the government?
A: Well, if you know I took control, then you must also know that I began extensive reforms of society and government. I forced them to make me a dictator for life. Now I hear that there a whispers of plans for my assassination. I doubt my people will rise against me, not their leader and dictator.
Q: How do you think your reign will impact people in the future? Think very far ahead, let’s say around 2010.
A: Well, considering I was such a wonderful influence on my empire, I would say I did a lot. An example would be my changing Rome into an empire. It was a Republic before I came along and changed it to my very own dictatorship. Under this empire, the Roman Empire grew and spread far and wide, making many more people Romans. I would say this is one thing that will last a very long time.
Unfortunately, Julius was wrong and he was assassinated in 44 BC by his own people. This lead to a series of civil wars which plagued the land for a long time, until Octavius, Caesars nephew rose out of the rubble to stake his claim.
good job katie, this is a superb blog.
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