{"id":1082,"date":"2024-04-28T07:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T07:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnewsreport.com\/practice_tests\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2024-04-28T07:43:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T07:43:18","slug":"julius_caesar_002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalnewsreport.com\/practice_tests\/julius_caesar_002\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Caesar &#8211; Page 02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Caesar&#8217;s early political life, he displayed an innate yearning for authority. Kicking off his career as a prosecuting advocate, he rose through Rome&#8217;s high-stakes political ranks with sustained ambition. The first significant step towards cementing his political dominance was obtaining the position of aedile in 65 BCE. 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