A final factor in setting the right tone is to determine the purpose of the essay. An author's purpose is the reason for writing. There are three main types of author's purpose: to persuade, to inform or to entertain. If you are trying to convince your reader to believe or to do something, then you are persuading.
Caesar ignored them and at the Battle of Munda, defeated Pompey. There were many civil wars during Rome in the first century B.C., as many high-ranking patricians such as consuls fought to be more powerful than each other.
He was part of the First Triumvirate. When one of the three eventually died (Crassus), he and Pompey faced off in a civil war and he won. Recognizing his power, they named him dictator for life in 44 BC. As a dictator, he brought many changes to Rome.