Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . THREE-HEADED TYRRANY. CHAPTER VII. CiESARS FIRST E have now to see how Caesarused the opportunity forwhich he had been lookingso long. So far he has hadno fair chance of showinghis real character as a states-man ; but in this year, , we watch his every actwith the utmost interest, andwith the feeling that ourjudgment of the rest of his great career must inevit-ably be influenced by the result of our have to determine whether he was true to hisown political principles, as well as to his polit


Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . THREE-HEADED TYRRANY. CHAPTER VII. CiESARS FIRST E have now to see how Caesarused the opportunity forwhich he had been lookingso long. So far he has hadno fair chance of showinghis real character as a states-man ; but in this year, , we watch his every actwith the utmost interest, andwith the feeling that ourjudgment of the rest of his great career must inevit-ably be influenced by the result of our have to determine whether he was true to hisown political principles, as well as to his politicalallies ; whether he did his best to overcome diffi-culties wisely; whether he yielded to the obvioustemptation of imitating Marius and Cinna, the lastdemocratic holders of power, and of making himselfand his party secure by measures of violence. 104


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