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Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

Series 1

Veni Vidi Vici

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

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Caesar has brokered an uneasy alliance with the two other most powerful men in the republic – Pompey and Crassus. Between them, they dominate the political system, and Caesar appears untouchable.

He leaves Rome to take the governorship of Gaul – modern-day France – to conquer its people and win yet greater power and prestige. But events beyond his control threaten to unravel his plans and leave him isolated. Pushed into a corner, he makes a decision that will change the course of the republic forever. Show less

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