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As in he had no authority from his government to annex gaul or invade Britain.
A modern equivalent would be an american general being sent to secure the southern border. But instead he invades mexico, declares it a part of America, offers american citizenship to cooperative mexicans then decides to have a go at invading Guatemala too, but gets his ass kicked and has to retreat to mexico.
He was Emperor not some random general, he had every authority to conquer territories. Perhaps the Senate might have not wanted war but as long as he was successful and money was coming in, who were they to complain
He was Emperor not some random general, he had every authority to conquer territories.
No, this was before he was made dictator. He was literally just a random general.
Perhaps the Senate might have not wanted war but as long as he was successful and money was coming in, who were they to complain
Well, for one thing it was a very close run campaign. He was effectively defeated in Britain and came close to being defeated in Gaul. I would say governments have a vested interest in ensuring public officials don't gamble with public resources for private profit. He was also bribing foreign nobles by offering them Roman citizenship, which was something he had no authority to give. Not to mention destabilising Rome's relationship with her neighbours.
You are right, the roman government would likely have prevented Julius Caesar from attacking Gaul. But in reality he only needed the permission of his soldiers to attack Gaul. There was nothing they could have done to stop him
Perhaps I am missing something. If he was "Caesar" doesn't that mean he's king and doesn't need anyone's permission?
At that time Caesar was just a family name. It was later that it became effectively "king," although the Caesars would never use that term for the sake of appearances.
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