Julius Caesar: Dictator For Life (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 100 BC, Rome's Central Square bustled with life. Judges held trials, politicians gave speeches and citizens voted on the issues of the day. It was one of history's first great experiments in democracy. But the Roman Republic was in crisis. Armies of slaves rose up against rich landlords. Corrupt politicians bought their way into office. Generals marched armies into the streets of Rome to murder their rivals. One man, Julius Caesar, rose from the chaos to bring order to Rome. After gaining power, he attacked his allies and won a brutal civil war. Then he declared himself dictator and rules Rome from a golden throne. Democracy would not emerge again in Europe for many hundreds of years.