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Aedes Divi Iulii: Julius Caesar and His Times
For discussion of the life of Gaius Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, and Rome in his time.
Caesar's Contemporaries (8 threads, 728 posts)
    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, 106-48 BC (52 posts)
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    During his life (106-47 BC), Pompey "the Great" was often close to being dictator of Rome, but in the end was vanguished by Caesar in the struggle for ultimate power. ...
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    Robert Harris OpEd Piece
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    Author: * Demetrios Xanthippos - 11 Posts on this thread out of 968 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Oct 20, 2006 - 08:04

    Robert Harris (he of Imperium) has an op/ed piece in the International Herald Tribune comparing the burning of Ostia by pirates in 68 BC to 9/11. I think he gravely overstates the stability of the republic and the Roman constitution, but interesting nonetheless.


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