What would’ve changed if Julius Caesar had survived?

What would’ve changed if Julius Caesar had survived?

There are a plethora of possibilities that could have saved the life of the Roman dictator. He had been cautioned. Mark Antony could have arrived in time. Caesar could have received more poignant warnings. The mighty ruler could have lived, but he didn’t. So now, we are left to wonder what a world without his assassination would have been. And while we can’t say for certain, there are some things we may be able to predict…

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Heitland, W. E. - A Short History of the Roman Republic.
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[HistoryfortheAges]

There is a fun book to read called "what if" talks about all sorts of possible alternative history based on huge events going differently.

[theicepickthatkilledtrotsk]

He planned conquests to one-up Alexander and he was one of the few that could possibly succeed in that.

[evilemperorzurg]

One thing to consider is the near fanatical levels of loyalty and respect Caesar’s troops had for him. Many of them trusted him completely. This allowed Caesar to employ unorthodox and sometimes reckless strategies simply because his enemies did not expect him or his soldiers to move so boldly

[PakBallandSami]

If Julius Caesar had not been assassinated, the Republic would probably still have collapsed just in another generation or two, and there would be different emperors. Julius Caesar did not set out to make himself king or emperor and in fact was about to leave Rome for an expedition against the Parthians. There was a chance he would never return from this expedition,

[PakBallandSami]

“Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
― William Shakespeare,

[Aesy]

I miss the mentioning of Ceasarion here. he could have totally changed everything if Ceasar lived long enough.

[nenenindonu]

7:40 Julius Caesar could've formed an alliance with the Scythians to invade Parthia similar to how Heraclius allied the Göktürks against the Sassanids

[PSIRockOmega]

Something more likely to have happened is that the succession process could have have had more time to solidify. Between the still living Caesar and Octavian, they could have made sure men like Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero wouldn't have come to power.

[h.m.]

King Burebista died at about the same time as Caesar, also as a victim of a plot.

[viocastorulcalator]

Caesar regretted being killed at the height of his career. History would be completely different if his plans were to be carried out. Such a genius would go much further than Trajan in 2 centuries.

[achaeanmapping]

One thing you forgot in Dacia is that Burabista was assassinated the same or the year before Caesar, which led to the collapse of Dacia. So he could've very easily exploited that and taken over the region

[ragael]

fascinating video. i have to disagree on the fact that Caesar might have chosen Marcus Antonius as his successor. Caesar left him in charge of Rome many times while he was fighting the Optimates. every time; Marcus would fail to keep Rome on friendly terms. most times, Caesar would have to come back to Rome to do what Marcus could not. without any legions. Caesar was a military genius but also a brilliant politician. well... i say so, due to his reforms. what he envisioned was the foundation upon which Octavius built the empire. Marcus was a good general, but nothing more. and really bad at politics. it seems Octavius almost fell out of favor with Caesar ... since he was always sickly. but his tenacity and will power plus his political inclination made Caesar appoint him, not Marcus. Thus, the Republic would still remain as it was, corrupt, decadent, with a dictator that the Senate hated pretty soon and branded a traitor. it was Octavius who saved him from this, as well as his political mind that reformed the Republic into an Empire.

[ethancash]

Only slight criticism here Burbista was assassinated not long after Caesar was which led to a civil war there and the reason it was so hard for Trajan to conquer Dacia was because Roman money was sent to Dacia in order to build fortifications and for Parthia Caesar would have may not been able to conquer all of Parthia but he knew how to defeat Parthians and even if he did he would likely make his heir Octavius to rule there sure these conquest would be hard but not too hard for Caesar
Edit: Octavian was confirmed to be Caesar’s heir though Mark Antony would save his life it would not be enough to be a possibility especially for all the crazy things he did while Caesar was in Egypt

[realtimestatic]

I think an as important man as this not dying at that point would've changed everything and through the Butterfly effect would've altered the history drastically!

[JosephThomasIV]

Caesar would have conquered Dacia. His ability to maneuver and use engineering in warfare was unmatched.

[PakBallandSami]

alternate history hub, monsieur z, whatifalthist: first time

[FieldHoodGaming]

Military technology of Dacia was way lower at the time of Cesar, than the time of Trajan.

By Trajan's time, the Romans had already allowed it's artillery and building tech to leak to neighboring tribes / empires

[monadsingleton]

*Years ago, Invicta made a series on his channel exploring a scenario. Sadly, he has long since abandoned it.*

[HARMstudio]

I like this channel but there are several key things missed.

1. Ceaser would have NEVER positioned Antony as his heir. Ceaser saw Antony as a blunt tool and knew he was totally inept in politics. After Ceaser's death he may be suggested as a successor by others but would never be positioned as such by Ceaser himself.

2. The Dacian campaign would have been much easier than stated in this video. The Dacians of Trajan were significantly more militarised than in Ceaser's time by a long shot. They had received Roman style training and equipment by this time as well as very strong fortifications built after Ceaser's time. Even if Ceaser was outnumbered that was almost exclusively the case for Ceaser in all his military engagements so would have almost been a non factor.

3. Although I agree in general that Ceaser would gave struggled in Parthia, if anyone was able to do it it would be Ceaser. That man is 1 in a million when it comes to military record and he had plenty of time to study Parthian tactics from his predecessors well documented defeats.

[appleciderhorror]

If the assasination was foiled then surely the first thing to happen would've been proscriptions. A campaign in Dacia and/or Parthia. Cesarion made consul asap or given a governorship