As consul, Caesar wanted to pay off Pompey’s soldiers by allocating them public lands. This was unpopular, so to get the measure through he engineered a riot and used the chaos to get his own way.

Julius Caesar's popularity soars when he returns to Rome victorious after defeating the sons of Pompey. While the commoners ... to the Senate and is stabbed to death. Upon this discovery, the ...

As consul, Caesar wanted to pay off Pompey’s soldiers by allocating them public lands. This was unpopular, so to get the measure through he engineered a riot and used the chaos to get his own way.