re: Why is Julius Caesar looked upon so fondly by history?

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I think he is mostly remember as a skilled military commander and leader. As a politician, he was a scumbag that is why he was stabbed to death on the Senate floor.

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Which is funny because before he did much of note in the military he had already been Tribune, Quaestor, Pontifex Maximus, and Consul. He really took the Governorship in Gaul in order to prove that he was more than just a politician and conquered them for fame and popularity as well as recognition as a great general