What did Caesar mean when he said "I Would rather be first in a village than second

[general jenkins]

in Rome"?

I always wondered.

[iluvthebeatles8]

when caesar said this, he probably meant that he would rather be first in any other inferior place than second to someone else in the great city of rome- meaning that he wanted to rule it with absolute power. it's kind of obvious, isn't it? once you read the dialogue, i mean.