08-29-2005, 10:59 PM
It was about 10% history and 90% Hollywood. For some real history about the period, read the recently published, "Swords Against the Senate".
Any similarity between the Roman republic and the American republic should be viewed very carefully. The framers of the American Constitution were acutely aware of the weaknesses of the Roman republic and strove mightily to avoid them. There are few, if any, parallels between the Roman republic and the present day American republic.
Bush is not Caesar and should not be viewed as a Caesar. The closest thing we had to Caesar was Franklin Roosevelt who ruled for almost 16 years, intimidated the Supreme Court, kept the American people almost completely in the dark, played shamelessly to the "common people" and made damned sure we got into a global war. He is warmly remembered by practically everybody.
Any similarity between the Roman republic and the American republic should be viewed very carefully. The framers of the American Constitution were acutely aware of the weaknesses of the Roman republic and strove mightily to avoid them. There are few, if any, parallels between the Roman republic and the present day American republic.
Bush is not Caesar and should not be viewed as a Caesar. The closest thing we had to Caesar was Franklin Roosevelt who ruled for almost 16 years, intimidated the Supreme Court, kept the American people almost completely in the dark, played shamelessly to the "common people" and made damned sure we got into a global war. He is warmly remembered by practically everybody.
"In war as in loving, you must always keep shoving." George S. Patton, Jr.