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re: Octavius (Augustus) Caesar: Cruel sniveling coward or great Roman (or both)?
Posted on 1/11/16 at 11:18 am to Methuselah
Posted on 1/11/16 at 11:18 am to Methuselah
Brave. Keep in mind opposing people back then meant your head came off even if you never fought. Ask Cicero's shade.
He was a nobody. 18 years old. Took Caesar's name. At the time that meant the Senate opposed him, meaning Cato, Cassius, Brutus, et al. Then there was Mark Antony. Oh, and the little Pompey had a nice navy and controlled the seas.
He had to beat all of them before he could assume the purple.
As for Agrippa, the sign of a great leader is one who recognizes the talent around him and is NOT threatened by it. Lesser men see such as a threat and not an asset.
He was a nobody. 18 years old. Took Caesar's name. At the time that meant the Senate opposed him, meaning Cato, Cassius, Brutus, et al. Then there was Mark Antony. Oh, and the little Pompey had a nice navy and controlled the seas.
He had to beat all of them before he could assume the purple.
As for Agrippa, the sign of a great leader is one who recognizes the talent around him and is NOT threatened by it. Lesser men see such as a threat and not an asset.
This post was edited on 1/11/16 at 11:23 am
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