Even as a young man, Julius Caesar idolized power, leadership, and politics. At the start of his quest for power, Caesar was a student of the great Crassus. Eventually and gradually, Caesar built his own power and later entered into an alliance with Pompey and Crassus, known as the First Triumvirate. Later, Caesar became more powerful than the other two men and became the last man standing. Julius Caesar began to hold many small leadership positions, which ultimately led to Caesar establishing the trust of society and Julius Caesar's eventual reign. Caesar's rise as a political leader and politician was marred by a fatal flaw in his character known as hamartia. Caesar's hamartia was his pride, arrogance and individual quest for power, self-superiority and his use of popularist tactics to increase his political gains. On the one hand, it led to political and military leadership as well as democratic and popularist tactics to advance his career as a politician and ruler of Rome. On the other hand, Caesar's hamartia gave him many political enemies, who eventually conspired against him, thus causing his death. Hamartia was the driving force behind Caesar's political rise, his first consulship, and the formation of the first triumvirate early in his term. career. However, he demonstrated many admirable qualities in battle, as was evident during his first campaign under Minucius Thermus when he was awarded the "civic crown" for saving the life of a comrade (Encyclopedia Britannica 938). Upon his return to Rome after Sulla's death, Caesar strove to gain the respect of the Roman people and prove his right to be their leader by exposing both the corruption of two senatorial governors and the tri... . middle of paper. .....ts. He also revised the Roman calendar and formed the 365-day calendar. He enjoyed writing and expressed his thoughts in his journals. In summary, Caesar's reforms and other superior advances that he creatively developed were all evidence of why Caesar was a superb man. An opposing question is whether Caesar's characteristic traits worked for the good of the people or simply for their pride. Julius Caesar, known for creating Roman success, was infamous for his ego and tyrannical politics. As a military leader, it was indisputable that Julius Caesar achieved his power and success by annihilating his enemies. He also used his military might to advance and retain the post of consul and eventually become dictator and supreme ruler of Rome. His pride did not allow him to share the glory with his fellow leaders, which led to the tragedy of Julius Caesar..