![]() ![]() ![]() He was immensely popular with his troops, willing to share their field privations and to go into battle himself at crucial moments his histories mention common soldiers and centurions far more often than higher ranking officers. ![]() He had a reputation for clemency (well, for a Roman – when he crucified the pirates who had kidnapped him early in his career, as a mercy he had their throats cut first). Caesar comes across as one of the most talented people in history: as general, he won almost all his battles as a politician he was adept at forging alliances as an author he received praise even from his enemies. Author Adrian Goldsworthy notes that there is no evidence that Caesar was always planning to seize control of the Roman government – events just worked out that way. ![]() A very good and very readable biography, with rather creepy relevance to current affairs: extensive government corruption factionalism ahead of the good of the Republic excessive pursuit of monetary gain eagerness to use the legal system as a way to punish enemies rather than to serve justice and public support for “strongman” to take care of everything. ![]()
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