Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

The programme surveys Caesar’s uneasy alliance with Pompey and Crassus, highlighting the significant tensions that characterised their partnership. It then traces the chain of events beyond his control that unfolded thereafter. Ultimately, Caesar’s consequential decision reshaped the course of western history.

is a programme presented as an episode‑length installment. It falls under the generic label of “programme” and is classified as an episode, offering a concise yet focused narrative format. The episode centres on Julius Caesar’s reluctant partnership with two of his most formidable contemporaries, Pompey and Crassus. This three‑way alliance is portrayed as uneasy, hinting at underlying tensions among the trio. As the story unfolds, forces beyond Caesar’s control compel him to take a decisive step that ultimately reshapes the trajectory of western history. The depiction of the alliance underscores how the three men, each wielding considerable power, struggled to find common ground. Their cooperation is shown as fragile, reflecting the precarious balance of ambition and mistrust that characterised Roman politics at the time. In the climax, external events push Caesar toward a pivotal choice. This decision, driven not by personal ambition but by circumstances that he could not steer, sets in motion a chain of outcomes that would alter the course of the western world forever.