Rome fell the moment the Gracchi brothers were killed because the super rich decided that protecting the status quo was more important than actually doing their job.
Sorry, I can’t hear your chants over the sound of the Social War sparked by two ambitious usurpers disrupting the previously solid system of alliances.
His point there is to complicate things, to be an advocate for the opposite side in order to show nuance – Note that he remarks that he usually teaches the traditional narrative as well
None of the above.
Rome fell the moment the Gracchi brothers were killed because the super rich decided that protecting the status quo was more important than actually doing their job.
JUSTICE FOR THE GRACCHI BROTHERS.
Well… I’m not convinced the Gracchi actually made things better
SORRY I CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF THE CHANTS FOR JUSTICE
Sorry, I can’t hear your chants over the sound of the Social War sparked by two ambitious usurpers disrupting the previously solid system of alliances.
I love ACOUP, but the piece is way too soft on the traditional nobility and far too cynical about the Gracchi.
His point there is to complicate things, to be an advocate for the opposite side in order to show nuance – Note that he remarks that he usually teaches the traditional narrative as well