Common errors about Antiquity

[Narukami]

The question of Caesar's motivations could form not just its own thread but an entire Topic Section all to itself.

If I might suggest...

Take a look at The Assassination of Julius Caesar A People's History Of Ancient Rome by Michael Parenit. c2003 ISBN: 1-56584-942-6

http://www.michaelparenti.org/Caesar.html

http://www.amazon.com/Assassination-Jul ... 1565847970

http://media.portland.indymedia.org/med ... 279877.mp3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=e ... IO_Ldn2H4o

Neil Faulkner in his book, Rome Empire of the Eagles, found Parenti's book to be "... an excellent read and a refreshingly acerbic indictment of the Late Republican ruling class, but the analysis of Caesar and what he represented is naive." (p329)

I could not disagree more. I think Parenti's assessment of Caesar is right on the money. Now perhaps this is my own bias because it reflects what I want to believe of Caesar, even so I think Parenti makes excellent points not only about the major actors of the Late Republic, and latter day historians, but about Julius Caesar as well.

Some believe that Caesar was a populares plain and cynical, but from my reading I hold that Caesar truly believed in the popular cause and was indeed a champion of the people, the so called "mob."

Other members of our Forum may not hold with this view, in fact I dare say the last two links above, to a radio show and a video of lectures by Parenti, are likely to upset some people. My intention is not to upset, but I do like to keep the conversation lively. :oops:

As I say this is a subject perhaps best moved off to its own Thread. I leave that decision to our Moderators. :|

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Narukami