Most Interesting character in the Matyszak Chapters.

         While reading the Matyszak Chapters we were introduced to a lot of key characters of Roman History. Out of all of the characters mentioned in the readings, I found Julius Ceasar to be the most compelling character. One reason being the fact that he used his own relatives funeral to put on a political show. It was a foreshadowing action that showed his ambition for power. A more obvious reason that Julius Ceasar was interesting was, of course, his love for Cleopatra. They both have historical names that are known worldwide and if you use both of their names in a sentence you can catch anyone's ear. I didn't know about Julius Caesar's path to ruling Rome before this reading and what really sold me on choosing him to be the most interesting person was the civil war he started to overthrow the republic of Rome and create a Dictatorship under his power. I remember when I was young I always thought of Julius Caesar as the "good guy". Although, now I see that he really is not and Caesar got a lot more clout than he deserved, because of the terrible things he did. All in all, he is a controversial character and that is why i find him the most interesting.