“Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I won) (Source1). This quote from Julius Caesar can be used to describe his rise to power in the Roman Republic and its destruction in the process. Caesar was an extremely influential, but controversial figure in the history of Rome. He had all the power any Roman could dream of, but he abused it. Julius Caesar was a destroyer of the Roman Republic because his arrogance caused the government to benefit only him, his ruthlessness endangered others, and undermined the authority of the Roman Senate. Julius Caesar can only be seen as a destroyer of the Roman Republic as he was arrogant, selfish and manipulated the government to his advantage. The republican form of government of the Roman Republic was intended to represent the needs of all Roman citizens. Yet Caesar's arrogant actions during his reign transformed the government into an organization dedicated solely to his personal gain of power, fame, and glory. At the height of his reign, Caesar had received all the honors the Roman Republic could bestow upon him. He was the high priest, a high-ranking judge and pro-consul (Source 1). Caesar believed he also deserved to be dictator of Rome for life so he requested the title and it was granted. He was also appointed consul of Rome for ten years, although this position was only supposed to be held for one year (Source 4). But even this was not enough for Caesar; he wanted to be "king of Rome" and his arrogance led him to dedicate his life to achieving this title (Source 1). His arrogance then reached the point of believing himself to be descended from Venus, goddess of beauty; he used his power to build a marble forum that bears his name and a temple for Venus. He was determined to be considered “pious” (Source 3,...... middle of paper ...... a civil war, which endangered the citizens of Rome (Source 1). Caesar did not believe the Senate had no power over him, so he ignored his commands. Caesar did not respect the Senate, the representatives elected by his people. He undermined the power of the Senate over him, one of his greatest blows in destroying the Roman Republic Romana can be credited to Julius Caesar because his selfishness led the government to only support him, he was willing to gain power at any cost putting many people at risk, and he had no respect for the Roman Senate's power over him Caesar, however, was killed by a group of conspiring senators before he could destroy the Roman Republic even more than he had already done. It is therefore a matter of great curiosity, how much more glorious the Roman Republic might have been if Julius Caesar had not destroyed it..