Who was the Greatest Leader? Augustus or Caesar?

Augustus

         I believe that Augustus was the more important Roman leader than Caesar.  Augustus became leader of Rome at the age of 32.  Unlike Caesar, Augustus did not become a dictator.  He knew that the people of Rome would be unhappy under the rule of a dictator, but he was also aware of the fact that the past Roman Republic had not been strong enough to deal with all of Rome's problems.  Therefore, he returned the city to a Republic, but appointed himself as the "Imperator" or "Commander in Chief" of Rome.  Later, he was known as "Emperor".  Augustus brought the start of the Pax Romana or "Roman Peace".  This was an era lasting approximately 200 years full of peace and prosperity.  During his reign, Augustus added many new and important things to the Roman culture.  One of his main goals was to make Rome strong and safe.  In order to do this, he hired a professional army of 150,000 men.  These were well-trained and well-paid soldiers - unlike before, when the army consisted of men forced to go into battle by their government.  Augustus also had the Praetorian Guard made, which was meant to protect the emperor (himself).  With his new army, the first Roman emperor conquered many new territories, including Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and the rest of Greece and Gaul.  Apart from military conquests, Augustus also improved the Roman government.  In order to make it easier to keep Rome under control, he appointed governors for each province and replaced officials chosen by the senate.  He later reformed the tax and legal systems.  Before Augustus, tax collectors were paid by the government and allowed to keep some of the money they received from the people.  However, some of these tax collectors were corrupt and kept more money than they were supposed to.  To solve this, the emperor made each tax collector a government man.  Augustus helped improve life for people living in provinces outside of Rome by allowing them to obtain Roman citizenship.  One more thing Augustus changed about Rome was that he built beautiful palaces, fountains and public buildings around the city.  This beautified the city and added to its grandeur.

Julius Caesar

          In contrast, Julius Caesar managed to conquer territories outside of the Italian peninsula, such as Gaul, and help the poor.  He provided land for the landless and work for the jobless, but he did not accomplish as much as Augustus.  Caesar also appointed himself as dictator of Rome through violent means.  Caesar seemed to care more about gaining support from the majority of the citizens of Rome, and expanding it, rather than actually helping Rome become a more advanced city.