One of the things mentioned in this discussion notes for Rome is political warfare. In this case, we are not talking about dramatic language: several Roman senators, as well as their supporters, are murdered over political policy, like Tiberius Gracchus. Others are exiled from Rome on fake charges of corruption. This will eventually even lead to the Roman Civil War: Julius Caesar (general and governor of Gaul) was ordered to return to Rome itself if he wanted to remain a part of the Roman Government. This would mean leaving his army (and bodyguard) as they could not be brought into Rome (to keep a powerful General from becoming a dictator, a general could not enter the city with his army). Meaning that Caesar (popular and therefore hated by other generals and politicians) could be easily assassinated. Caesar refused this form of suicide. This is the sort of thing that Cicero (Roman general, consul, and philosopher) says killed Rome. And it began here, once Rome was safe and had no further enemies; once it had all the wealth of Carthage and was master of the Mediterranean. Rome began to turn on itself. What do you think of this 'political warfare?' And did Cicero have a point: could there be a danger in being too safe and too comfortable in that you lose sight of what is important?
One of the things mentioned in this discussion notes for Rome is political warfare.
In this case, we are not talking about dramatic language: several Roman senators, as well as their supporters, are murdered over political policy, like Tiberius Gracchus. Others are exiled from Rome on fake charges of corruption. This will eventually even lead to the Roman Civil War:
Julius Caesar (general and governor of Gaul) was ordered to return to Rome itself if he wanted to remain a part of the Roman Government. This would mean leaving his army (and bodyguard) as they could not be brought into Rome (to keep a powerful General from becoming a dictator, a general could not enter the city with his army). Meaning that Caesar (popular and therefore hated by other generals and politicians) could be easily assassinated. Caesar refused this form of suicide.
This is the sort of thing that Cicero (Roman general, consul, and philosopher) says killed Rome. And it began here, once Rome was safe and had no further enemies; once it had all the wealth of Carthage and was master of the Mediterranean. Rome began to turn on itself.
What do you think of this 'political warfare?'
And did Cicero have a point: could there be a danger in being too safe and too comfortable in that you lose sight of what is important?
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