The Roman general and dictator Julius Gaius Caesar (102-44BC) is considered to be Rome's most successful military commander. As governor of Cisalpine Gaul, he conquered Gallic territory up to the river Rhine, suffering only two reverses in this period and his brilliance as a general led to his great victories at Pharsalus in 48 BC, Thapsus in 46 BC, and in 47 BC against King Pharnaces II in Asia Minor, a campaign he famously summarized as veni, vidi, vici (‘I came, I saw, I conquered’).
The leader of a highly efficient and fanatically loyal army, Caesar earned his troop's respect by leading by example and showing a humility many of today's Christian leaders can learn from. When his army were digging in he seized a spade and gave a hand. He ate the same food and drunk the same wine as his men and refused to sleep in a tent when his men were out in the cold and wet.
The leader of a highly efficient and fanatically loyal army, Caesar earned his troop's respect by leading by example and showing a humility many of today's Christian leaders can learn from. When his army were digging in he seized a spade and gave a hand. He ate the same food and drunk the same wine as his men and refused to sleep in a tent when his men were out in the cold and wet.
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