Answer: It was evident that the misgovernment of the Roman state and the Greco-Roman world by the Roman nobility could not continue indefinitely julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC) was a Roman general and stateman. He led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars, then defeated his political rival in a civil war to become dictator of Rome in 49 BC. Today Caesar is still considered one of the greatest military commanders to have ever lived.