Doing an coursework on the question "In furthering his dominance in Rome, to what extent was Julius Caesar driven by personal desire for power?" My arguments will be either that he was motivated by his own selfishness or that what he did was in pursuit of genuine want to help the People of Rome (true popularis). Also concidering arguing that he wasn't motivated by anything, that his rise to power was a result of chance and situation. (Would go against all the contemporary source claims that he desired a kingship above all else) I'm reasonably well educated on Caesar but I would really appreciate others opinions and I'd be so grateful for help with modern scholar sources as well as lesser used primary (already using Suet. Lucan, Plutarch, Cicero, Appian and Sallust). Thank you in advance 💙
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