Julius Caesar VS Adolf Hitler

Caesar & Hitler: Leading Through Adversity

Medical Problems

Leading with Adversity

Julius Caesar

Adolf Hitler

Julius Caesar

-Suffered from Epilepsy

-Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by the tendency to have recurrent seizures.

-An epileptic seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity in the brain

-Suffered from chronic flatulence and hypochondria, both leading to drug addiction

-During his reign took over 28 different and experimental drugs

-Hypochondria is a neurological disorder characterized by abnormal anxiety about one's health

-Maintained effective rule of Roman Empire until the day of his assassination

-Epilepsy did not have affect on his rule until the last years of his life

-Suffered epileptic seizures in the last 2 years of his life

-Epilepsy did not kill him

-Persevered through the disease through the last years of his life

-Little affect on his rule

-During the time of his dictatorship he became drug addicted and paranoid

-Drug addiction became interference with rule and he began to break down mentally and physically

-Drug addiction did not kill him

-Had an extreme affect on his mental/physical state during his reign

-Below is documentary called "Hitler: The Junkie"

Who were they?

Adolf Hitler Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Adolf Hitler

-Fuhrer of Nazi-Germany from 1934-1945

-Dictator of Roman Empire

-Created the Third Reich in Germany

-Played critical role in creation of Roman Empire

-Committed many war crimes during his reign

-Never lost a war while in command

-Master of propaganda and effective leader

-Successful statesmen and leader

-Suffered from many ailments

-Created laws for the good of his people

-Suffered from Epilepsy

Works Cited

-Hughes JR., "Dictator Perpetuus: Julius Caesar." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.

-Jones, Jeffrey M., Dr. "'The Falling Sickness' in Literature." Southern Medical Journal. Medscape, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.

-http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/Morell/Morell.pdf