Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar similarities

Q: Is Alexander the Great the same as Julius Caesar?

However, despite the two leaders great accomplishments, Alexander the Great is a better leader. Julius Caesar fit the components of being a good leader: an ability to make a good appearance, and an ability to speak well at public gatherings. Caesar was able to change Rome.

Q: Was Julius Caesar inspired by Alexander the Great?

Alexander the Greats generalship thus inspired many of historys most outstanding generals, including Pyrrhus, Hannibal, Caesar and, more recently, Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Is Alexander the Great the same as Julius Caesar?
Was Julius Caesar inspired by Alexander the Great?
Who is similar to Caesar?

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both leaders of ancient civilizations. Alexander was born in 356 B.C. and he became the leader of Greece at age 20. He ruled from 336 BC to 323 BC. Caesar was born in 100 BC and he became the leader of Rome at age 32. He declared himself dictator for life until he was stabbed by several Roman senators in 46 BC, just one year later. Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both very successful leaders with interesting lives and important roles in history.

Alexander and Caesar were the best leaders of their time. Alexander showed from a young age that he was an intelligent person and he had courage. At just 12 years old, he tamed the wild horse Bucephalus, and at age 16, when his father went to war, he lead Macedonia. Caesar showed leadership not as early in life as Alexander did, but when he was 16, his father died and he had to become the head of the family. Alexander was a smart leader who led by example, and he was eventually able to conquer Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia and Bactria, and he extended his own empire as far as Taxila, India. He had plans to conquer Arabia and go farther but he died before he was able to carry out his plans. Caesar was a great leader with a nicer way of leading. He was more friendly with his men than other leaders, for example, he referred to them as comrades instead of soldiers and he tried to get to know all of them personally. This helped him gain support and it made his comrades feel like they’re cared for instead of people he just throws into combat. He was also very skilled speaker, which is very important for a leader, and he was able to gain lots of followers. Caesar celebrated his victories by ordering triumphs to help his people stay happy and motivated.

After 15 years of battles, Alexander the Great never lost one. His reign ended when he died of malaria in Babylon (present-day Iraq) on June 13, 323 BC. He was 32 years old at his time of death. Rhoxana, one of Alexander’s wifes, gave birth to his son a few months later. If Alexander had not died from malaria, he would have most likely lead Greece to many more victories for the years to come. After his death, many civil wars fought within Greece ended up destroying the empire. Julius Caesar’s reign ended when he was assassinated by several Roman senators stabbing him to death on March 15, 44 BC. He was 55 years old when he died. He was killed because he declared himself dictator for life and some of the Roman senators knew that it could go wrong in many ways, for example he could overthrow the Republic and establish a monarchy.

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both mainly virtuous leaders. They both led their civilizations to great success and they were loved by many. They made many great changes to their civilizations. Although they were both virtuous, Alexander could be seen as more virtuous than Caesar because Caesar declared himself dictator for life. Most people agreed with his decision to become dictator for life because he was a good leader at the time, but this broke the Roman tradition of the consul leading with a dictator only needing to lead when needed, and Caesar failed to see the political impact this would have on Rome, and it cost him his life. The senate knew that a lifelong dictator of Rome could lead to some problems, so they killed him.

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both very important and influential leaders. Both of these leaders were very intelligent people who knew how to lead a civilization. Learning about both of these leaders and knowing the lessons of their stories can help us improve our experience in society and it gives us an example of great leadership.

Dylan Paul
Mr. Campbell
Period 4
Compare and Contrast Paper

Julius Caesar v.s Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were some of the greatest rulers that have ever lived. Each of which had values that ultimately ended up ending both of their lives.
Alexander and Julius Caesar were similar in that they were killed because they were murdered by people who were supposed to be their protectors or whom were supposed to be their friends at the very least. Their Political Styles, treatment of various cultures, and interactions with other nations greatly affected how they were viewed in the light of ethical and moral values.
Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great were stated as great political and war leaders. They were looking for total domination of the known world.
They were interested in creating this new system to reap its financial benefits. These rulers were too focused on conquering the world; and this ambition lead to their deaths because the people that were supposed to follow them began to dislike how they carried themselves as leaders, and how they began to get too big headed. Julius tried to turn the Republic of Rome into a dictatorship and he greatly upset the corrupt senators of Rome and ultimately got killed by his “Bestfriend” and senator, Brutus
.
The same process could be said of Alexander
. Alexander was so focused on gaining more and more power that he

rarely let his men rest or go to see their families. This made one of his men angry enough for the killer to want to murder this great military leader, but perhaps not the best of friends. There are many rumors and stories that the assassin had been a sleeper agent of sorts who may have been working for one of the enemies of Alexander.
In reality, it is more likely that this man was upset with Alexanders harsh rules. Just because Alexander thought he was a God did not mean the rest of the known world did.
His soldiers were unhappy with the way they were being treated
, and became less and less loyal to him. In this classification these rulers were not very ethical and didn’t have good moral values. This blindness of how to treat people ended in their ultimate defeats by the people that they least expected to turn on them.
Julius and Alexander treated different civilizations in differing ways. Alexander was very ethical and moral in this area by spreading his empire without any more than, what he thought, was the necessary destruction of the different cultures. Alexander left behind some of his men to marry into the different civilizations in order to create a form of trust and loyalty back to Alexander without having to destroy another civilization by forcing the citizens to obey him out of fear.
Whereas Alexander took the more subtle approach to spreading his Empire; Julius spread the Roman Empire through complete and utter destruction, or in other word he took a completely unethical route to conquering more land by destroying everything and everyone in his army’s path. Rome as a whole ruled their empire through fear as well as power in the numbers and skills of their warriors. People under his rule only acted as if they enjoyed being controlled by the Roman Empire because they were afraid of what may happen if they were to speak

out against this totalitarian leadership. Julius was truly no better than a serial killer with a craving for power and glory. Julius was also one of the largest copy

Is Alexander the Great the same as Julius Caesar?

However, despite the two leader's great accomplishments, Alexander the Great is a better leader. Julius Caesar fit the components of being a good leader: an ability to make a good appearance, and an ability to speak well at public gatherings. Caesar was able to change Rome.

Was Julius Caesar inspired by Alexander the Great?

Alexander the Great's generalship thus inspired many of history's most outstanding generals, including Pyrrhus, Hannibal, Caesar and, more recently, Napoleon Bonaparte.