The Assassination of Julius Caesar
by Michael Parenti · first published 2003
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"The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome" by Michael Parenti is worth reading. Though I don't agree with it, I can't stand this cruel imperialist. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37811.The_Assassination_...
on “What Was the Impact of Julius Caesar’s Murder?” ↗If you want the most passionate and entertaining takedown (not just of the man but the tradition that has accepted his output uncritically), it would be Michael Parenti’s in The Assassination of Julius Caesar. But you can read about Cicero’s two Catiline conspiracies, the first completely fabricated, the second embellished beyond all reason, see his second oration against Catiline, chapter 4, sections 7-8…
on “What Was the Impact of Julius Caesar’s Murder?” ↗Yes, but there is also the other elephant in the room. Don’t underestimate Trump, he may not have read about Michael Parenti’s explanation of The Assassination of Julius Caesar: where he argues that Caesar was killed not as a tyrant threatening republican liberty, but as a popular reformer who challenged the Roman oligarchy's wealth and power and thirst for wars. Maybe Parenti…
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