[xyzzy123]

"Do you know who I am?" there's no woke reading where Julius Caesar can be rehabiliated for modern sensibilities. It's still unbelievably badass.

I don't think you can retcon modern thinking on it, he was the actual thing and that was beautiful and terrible.

[oblio]

It is very bold, but my point is that commoners were naturally very afraid of nobles. On top of that, in this particular case they knew the financial value of capturing a noble, let alone the fact that this particular noble promised them even more money.

As another commoner you'd probably get gutted like a fish if you'd try the same thing.

[xyzzy123]

It's true but being noble was its own thing with its own particular risks and costs. If you were to choose undeserving nobles across history IMHO J C would be among the worst sells.