Talk:Julius Caesar/@comment-36103759-20181222184043/@comment-36277500-20190319184336

I'm afraid that most of people on this forum know Caesar, Ceopatra, Antony etc. from stupid slapstick comedies or comic books like Astérix, thus non-scientific sources.

You know, history is written by victors... There is no such "good" and "evil" in history, unless it concerns unprecedented cruelty or sanctity. Historical Caesar was neither angel nor devil. He was ruthless, but if he wasn't, he would die at very young age, because his contemporaries were at least the same cruel or even more. These were wild, lawless times: either you kill, or you are killed.

Also, don't get fooled with "good intentions" of conspirators. They were only defending their own privileges. Decadent Republic was deeply corrupted, votes and public functions were for sale. Senators were fairly rich, while poorest citizens were selling their children into slavery out of poverty - however, they had "freedom" of Republic, yeah... Caesar took their freedom, but gave them food instead.

I think that if you want to judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. I suppose that most people condemning Caesar for his deeds wouldn't survive in many situations he happened to be. He had both guts and brains, and it's more than you can say about most of his opponents. Spartacus, Vercingetorix and maybe Pompey were just exceptions that confirmed the statement.

However, Pixelberry twisted the history again...