Before his death, Caesar carried out the first subversions of Roman republicanism that would eventually give rise to imperialist Rome. In an attempt to improve the Roman unemployment rate, Caesar sought to expand Rome's territory in order to provide opportunities for the urban poor. Appian (quoted in White, 2010, para. 15) comments that “…made a written memorandum that Carthage should be colonized…he arranged to send [some of the poor] to Carthage. » This is indicative of Caesar's contributions to what Bradley identifies as the "Romanization of the Empire". By attempting to colonize Carthage, Caesar was effectively undermining republican mores, which fostered deeply xenophobic attitudes and abhorred any association with foreign countries. In addition to colonization, Caesar also implemented reforms regarding Rome itself, a further attempt to redress the unemployment rate. Fife (2012, paragraph 3) observes that “the construction of new public buildings served as a method of reducing unemployment in the city, but…Caesar also wanted to improve the appearance of the city. » Therefore, Caesar was not only motivated to improve the welfare of the poor, but also to strengthen Rome's stature as a city. Such reform was not only beneficial to Caesar's personal public image, but also to Rome's prestige as a city. Despite his contributions to the importance of Rome,