At 32, Julius Caesar found himself in the shadow of greatness. Gazing upon a statue of Alexander the Great, he was struck by a profound sense of his own unfulfilled potential.
Alexander, who had breathed his last at the same age, left behind an empire sprawling across 5.2 million square kilometers, a testament to his unparalleled military genius and ambition.
Caesar, in comparison, was merely overseeing the Roman province of Spain. This stark contrast between his own achievements and the colossal legacy of Alexander filled Caesar with a deep, almost visceral pain, as he confronted the enormity of what he had yet to accomplish.