Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator - TV Mini-Series (BBC)

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The extraordinary story of Julius Caesar’s brutal rise to power.

How did one man overturn centuries of democracy in ancient Rome and install himself as sole dictator? Historians, military leaders and political commentators explore the dying days of the Roman Republic, and the ascension of one of history’s most influential and uncompromising leaders. They attempt to understand the circumstances, motivations and psychological dramas that drove one man to ultimate power - and to pay the ultimate price.