His accounts have more to do with character and morals than with historical significance. ... As said by Plutarch, "So very difficult a matter it is to trace and find out the truth of anything by history, when, on one hand, those who afterwards write it find long periods of time intercepting their view, and, on the other hand, the contemporary records of any actions and lives, partly through envy and illwill, partly through favour and flattery, pervert and distort the truth." ... Caesar on the other hand, used his money to create a splendor about his life so that he quickly gained the friends...

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