South Carolina was the first state to declare secession because of him because they believed, just like the nullification crisis, that Lincoln's policies were favoring north and were Against the south. Unlike the Jackson era where the thing in question was tariffs, here it was resolving about slavery.<span />
        
                    
             
        
        
        
<span>"I was the very first Roman Emperor, ruling with absolute power until I was assassinated at the Roman Senate." = JULIUS CAESAR   (although technically he was Dictator of the Roman Republic rather than taking the title "emperor").
"I was a Roman Emperor who was rumored to have started the Great Fire of Rome but instead I used it as an excuse to persecute Christians."  = NERO
"According to legend, my brother and I built the city of Rome until we fought over its name so I killed him." = ROMULUS
"My great uncle was Julius Caesar so I hunted those responsible for his murder, was the first emperor to take the title 'Caesar,' and am credited with bringing about the Pax Romana."  = CAESAR AUGUSTUS
"I was a Roman Emperor who 'defeated' the god of the sea Neptune, collecting seashells as my prize, and threatened to make my horse a Consul of Rome." = CALIGULA
"I was a Roman Emperor who persecuted Christians and decided that the best solution to Rome's problems was to divide it into An Eastern Empire and a Western Empire." = DIOCLETIAN</span>