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Caesar was a piece of shit
Genocidal and a tyrant
wtf did he do to you?
Brought about dictatorship in Rome
The Republic's government was failing for a long time. The generals in the republic simply had too much power. When rebels rose in the Sertorian War the senate couldn't do anything for years until Pompey finally ended it, had highlighting the power of the generals over the senate. This wasn't unknown in the republic. It's the reason why the first triumvirate was able to form. The republic had too little checks and balances.
He also managed to strip the power from wealthy senators in Rome to give the common people better representation; even if it was only in principal rather than installed/formalized in a new system of government. He was a misguided man by the time he was murdered, but still a popular man of the people for this reason. His disposition with the corrupt, self-serving senators legitimized his right to rule for the plebeians that were ignored by the senate for so long.
Worth remembering that most of what we know of Caesar comes directly from Caesar. He is the man that destroyed and ended the republic for no real reason other than power.
Imo Pompeii is far more deserving of the praise that Caesar receives.
This statement is not true.
Cicero and Cato the Younger lived during Caesar's time. Cicero's speeches and texts are very well known and telling on Caesar.
I said 'most' as Caesar created a shitload of propaganda about himself. Obviously, an adept student would look deeper than that, as you have.
Why are you dick riding a guy who died more than ten years ago
Why can't you just admit that Rome is stronger than ever thanks to Caesar? You have Caesar Derangement Syndrome.
Did all of his successors give the common people better representation? Because it seems to me he destroyed a Republic for a little temporary representation of the common people (if you buy that) in exchange for 500+ years of dictatorship.
Sure didn't, but I'm sure he didn't really plan on getting murdered either. Maybe he had a plan to reinstall a democracy after his rule. Though I doubt it.
The same the Democrats do in the US. Half measures for the people at home and warcrimes for the imperium abroad.
There were 85 dictators before him. I'm not kidding.
Dictatorship was a tool of the republic. It's where the term came from. In Rome you have to differentiate a tyrant from a dictator. Just look at Cincinnatus.
How is it better to have just one?
his salad is gross
You're thinking of Marc Antony
The Latino singer?
This is the average exchange in The Sopranos lmao
You ever think what a coincidence it is that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?
Leave a knife
Damn Talos Worshipping Stormcloaks. The Empire was nice and lazy before they started leaving offerings for Talos on his grave.
i dint know there was a grave for him. always assumed lost to history
How come there's no salad?
Great Caesar’s ghost!
Hey cool a place I’ve been
I long for the days when we had a powerful emperor and the Gauls were the bad guys.
I honestly feel like the Gauls were the good guys all along.
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