Returning to Cuba, Castro took a key role in the Cuban Revolution by leading the Movement in a guerrilla war against Batista's forces from the Sierra Maestra. After Batista's overthrow in 1959, Castro assumed military and political power as Cuba's Prime Minister.
Caesar had put in years of work too reach his high political standing, while Augustus “owes everything to [Julius Caesar's] name” (Cicero Philippics 13). Caesar's charisma and military prowess made it so the public below him adored him.