Julius Caesar is one of the most famous political and military figures in world history. Without him and his populist leanings and activities the Roman Senate might never have opposed him as vehemently, and thus would have not changed to the extent it did.
Caesar grew to manhood during the time of The Roman Republic, not The Roman Empire. His life and contributions would cause his heir, Augustus, to be the first true "emperor".
His relationship with the Senate was always one of conflict and uneasy tolerance. The disregard that Caesar showed for the wishes of the Senate in his military days are well summed up by his crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC in defiance of their orders. Hence the term "crossing the Rubicon" has come to mean taking an action that puts one across the point of no return.
The Life and Times of Julius Caesar, by Whiting
Caesar: A History of the Art of War Among The Romans, by Dodge
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