Castro and Caesar :: History

Castro and CaesarI am going to compare two great leadership. One from this century, and one from the sovereignty of Caesar. It is interesting to see how through out history that all the great dictators thought alike. Though they might differ in details all of them fundamentally followed the same pattern. And I think that is the case with Caesar and Fidel. One of the main similarities between Caesar and Fidel is their early life. Both leaders came from middle class families. Each leader had to pee his way up the ladder. Caesar made the first step in 80 B.C. when he showed conspicuous bravery at the siege of Mytilene. Fidels first step was when he led an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada army barraks which gained him national attention. Both men continued to reach the top of the ladder. To become the sole leaders of their coarses both men had to get rid of the old leaders. Both men had to drive leaders out of office. Fidel led a revolt against Falgecio Batista, who when disoriente d the support of the U.S. backed away and let Fidel in. Caesar had problems to, he had to defeat the famous Pompey. Caesar chased him into Egypt and therefore had to fight Pompey and Cleopatra. Both Fidel and Caesar where geniuses. Not only where they great multitude leaders, they were great politicians. Both used propaganda to help become dictators. They used something to blame everything on. Fidel used the U.S. for everyone to hate. And Caesar used slavery to increase in popularity. Though both leaders had to overtake a dictator but they did it in different ways. Fidel used only violence and threats to make Batista leave. Caesar on the other hand had to defeat Pompey, and then get voted in by the hoi polloi. He did this by gaining popularity by attacking other countries and defeating them. Another big difference was the countrys they overtook. Fidel took over Cuba which is a poor country. Being a poor country, and being under terrible times, the Cuban people were influenced eas ily. Caesar took over the Roman Empire which was massively rich and powerful. The people turned to Caesar quickly though when they saw how powerful he was. What I believe is the biggest difference is how long they stayed popular. Caesar was very popular for a long time.