Revisiting the Old Haunt

Gaius Julius Caesar, the historic Roman ruler returned to his palace. The flowers and cheers in the square and streets still seemed to surround him, bringing a contented smile to his face. With the help of his attendants, he took his decorative armor off, sat down in his favorite wide chair, and started to ponder.

He was thinking about the Roman rule—his own rule. He had just completed the final step of purging the great nation; the two insurrectionists, Pompey's sons had been crushed by the Roman army. Caesar found himself at the pinnacle of his rule over the country like never before. There was no triumvirate politics and no more archons to apportion power among themselves. He had become the only true ruler of the country. So what kind of identity should he as the sole ruler have?