Both political and military leaders were brave, and that is why they conquered much of Europe at that time. ... He was in debt, so he fled to Greece in 58 BC to take part in military campaigns. Due to his prestigious military career, Julius Caesar appointed Antony as a staff officer in 52 BC. ... Antony was gaining popularity and support throughout Rome and became a high-ranking statesmen. ... Caesar and Antony were both great military leaders, but they were not always liked. ...

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There is corruption from higher ranking officials, revolts by the lower class, threat of assassination of officials and theft. ... He divided up his forces into units quite similar to the military or to branches of the Federal Government as we know them today. ... One of his mistakes was to take people who couldn't make it in the military and make them into his guard and police. ... In doing this, he offered them money after they were done in the military and thus created a police force for the city, which then had a population of more than 1,000,000. ... But what about all those folk...

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Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, King of the Franks was a strong leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the Church. ... People of privilege--ranking officials in the political, juridical, or religious communities were accorded special protection by the king, and had the ability to have their court cases heard in the palace court. ...

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