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Julius Caesar’s Midlife Crisis
And how it relates to our own
Midlife crisis is a dirty term. It is looked at with discouragement and mockery because it can lead people to do foolish or brash things. Anyone who buys a new car in their early 40s is accused of falling prey to the crisis. In reality, the midlife crisis is a cry for more and can be a powerful moment of change in a person’s life.
Midlife crises are nothing new. They have been around since the beginning of time. They are nothing to be ashamed of, and they happen to everyone at least once.
At its heart, the midlife crisis is an inflection point. It is a moment in life when people stop and look back and ask themselves a series of questions. Am I where I want to be? Is this how I thought my life would turn out? Do I have any major regrets? Would I have done anything differently? Could my life have turned out better?
Even Julius Caesar, one of the world’s most prolific historical figures, had a midlife crisis. If Caesar can have a midlife crisis, so too can everyone else.
The story goes that during his travels, Julius Caesar came across a statue of Alexander the Great. During Caesar’s life, Alexander was venerated as a sort of saint. He had ushered in the Helenization of the Mediterranean basin. His conquests set the stage for the rise of Rome…
