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blankName_2 t1_ixebznq wrote

Reply to comment by xlDirteDeedslx in TIL nearly 60 senators were part of the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, but he was stabbed 23 times, with only 1 wound being fatal. Caesar ultimately died at the base of the statue of his former rival, Pompey the Great. by axonable

I also really like Historia Civilis’s story on Julius Caesar. It has pretty rudimentary art but it explains really well how he took power, conquered Gaul, and ultimately ended up becoming dictator for life before being executed killed.

Honestly, watching the series I came to the conclusion that Caesar was not a good person and perhaps even needed to die if the republic was to keep going, but nevertheless his death was disturbing and he deserved better than blatant betrayal.

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xlDirteDeedslx t1_ixed83v wrote

I've watched Historia Civilis videos on Caesar and Augustus. I won't say Caesar was a great guy all around and he definitely was a tyrant but I feel he did more good than the entire Senate combined when it comes to the people of Rome. How many people have left a significant amount of their fortune to be distributed amongst the people when they die thru history, very few. Caesar also spent vast fortunes of his own money improving Rome's infrastructure. I think it was really the lesser of two evils situation and the Senate in my view was far more evil.

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i_says_things t1_ixg4qi5 wrote

Mike Duncans “History of Rome” podcast, and book “The Storm Before the Storm”, imo, paints a pretty explicit picture of a dying republic that had begun with the murder of the grachii brothers and was escalated by Marius and Sullu… Caesar was the natural evolution of a process already inevitable.

Also, you misspelled assassinated* big difference from an execution

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laconicflow t1_ixghp9p wrote

The comment above yours seems to make out that the Republic was fucked anyway.

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blankName_2 t1_ixhbhn8 wrote

Yeah, Caesar was honestly just another nail in the coffin, not the first and not the last. If he had died in a more regal and honorable way earlier on there probably would have been someone else to replace him, as the main issue was the more to do with the senate than any tyrant.

My statement was more of a hypothetical for if everything else went right. If the senate had fixed itself, and truly wanted to help the people, and taken power away from generals, and had reorganized itself, then Caesar would still have had to have his dictatorial powers taken even if through force.

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