Julius Caesar
207From Republic to Oligarchy to Empire
7 Oct 2024
12:32¶ 30
“While this is going on, a young man from a well-off somewhat powerful but not supremely powerful household pushes himself forward. His short name…”
14:00¶ 33
“Caesar has sort of a similar perspective on things. He has all the things I said but he doesn’t have much of a reputation.…”
16:41¶ 41
“Why do we care that all Gaul is divided into three parts? Because he’s going to go to each part and try to conquer…”
206Rome Wants Elbow Room
23 Sep 2024
11:16¶ 28
“If you’re familiar with Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, we’re told that Caesar was repeatedly offered the crown and repeatedly turned it down. His thinking…”
43:29¶ 121
“In the meantime, this young man named Julius Caesar comes along and worms his way into this fellowship of evil, or liberation, or reform…”
10:45¶ 27
“So where we are then is we are coming to the end, and it’s slower. We’re at 168-ish BC, so we’ve got about 90-110…”