That sounds like a multilayered show with interesting characters, I'm adding it to my list of "shows I would consider watching." Also kudos for the reference to Mean Girls, that's not something I expected to pop up in connection to Rome.
I remember reading the Korean translation of the Asterix book with Cleopatra in it. I found Caesar pretty damned hilarious in it, too.
i have yet to hear an argument for loving Caesar that I don't find disturbing. Recently I listened to an audio lecture about books that have made history, and at one point the lecturer Rufus J. Fears let 'er rip with the Caesar fanboying. He was like, oh, Caesar created a prosperous and peaceful empire where people enjoyed actual rights, what a great man! So what if the great man killed a million Gauls and sold another million into slavery, he brought Roman civilization to the remaining million! According to Fears, the rest had to die in order for history to progress, much like beautiful flowers need to be crushed for great developments. Fears also argued that Caesar's actions are validated by the pride the modern French take in their Roman heritage. (I could transcribe these parts for you if you'd like a more accurate quote.)
At this point I was giving Fears and his Caesar crush some serious side-eye, but then again I'm not French and it's not for me to say how they should feel about their history. I'm interested in hearing what you think of Fears' argument, if you want to discuss it.
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Date: 2015-03-17 02:38 pm (UTC)I remember reading the Korean translation of the Asterix book with Cleopatra in it. I found Caesar pretty damned hilarious in it, too.
i have yet to hear an argument for loving Caesar that I don't find disturbing. Recently I listened to an audio lecture about books that have made history, and at one point the lecturer Rufus J. Fears let 'er rip with the Caesar fanboying. He was like, oh, Caesar created a prosperous and peaceful empire where people enjoyed actual rights, what a great man! So what if the great man killed a million Gauls and sold another million into slavery, he brought Roman civilization to the remaining million! According to Fears, the rest had to die in order for history to progress, much like beautiful flowers need to be crushed for great developments. Fears also argued that Caesar's actions are validated by the pride the modern French take in their Roman heritage. (I could transcribe these parts for you if you'd like a more accurate quote.)
At this point I was giving Fears and his Caesar crush some serious side-eye, but then again I'm not French and it's not for me to say how they should feel about their history. I'm interested in hearing what you think of Fears' argument, if you want to discuss it.