Napoleon
Bonaparte's success as a military leader and conqueror can also be seen in
another
great leader, Julius Caesar. Both Napoleon and Caesar achieved great glory
by
bringing their countries out of turmoil. It was Caesar, that Napoleon
modeled himself
after, he wanted to be as great, if not greater than Caesar.
Looking to the past, Napoleon
knew what steps to take in order to achieve
success
Napoleon devoured books on the art of war. Volume after volume of
military
theory was read, analyzed and criticized. He studied the campaigns
of history's most
famous commanders; Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Frederick
the Great and his favorite
and most influential, Julius Caesar (Marrin 17).
Julius
Caesar was the strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of
history
of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. Caesar was able to
create
the Roman Empire because of his strength and his strong war strategies
(Duggan 117).
Julius Caesar......
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