![]() ![]() Why did Rome scorn his assassins? It's because they were Slavers. Why did Rome welcome Caesar as a Liberator? It's because he was a Liberator. It isn't told, and it's willfully untold. It was a Slave Society, yet nobody understands that part of history. Rome wasn't a free Republic with a few slaves here and there. An infantilized narrative is reproduced so that people think all of History is capitalist. We don't understand the fundamental differences between Social Orders. This is done so willfully that most people having graduated high school and studied it, couldn't tell you what Feudalism is. The horrors of Monarchy are left unexpressed. Kings are not the way Disney would have you view them. There's obviously something willfully left unspoken. Take the French Revolution it's commonly taught as if French Society was doing fine until the mob went crazy and started cutting everyone's heads off. Earlier depictions of the mob for me were experienced when talking about the French Revolution and American History. I've always hated the depiction of the mob knowing that I was the mob. He does so even against sanctioning popular narratives not as a contrarian, but as an incorruptible mind. Michael Parenti is one of America's greatest living thinkers and historians. Michael Parenti is one of America's greatest The Assassination of Julius Caesar offers a whole new perspective on an era thought to be well-known. In this book, we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. In doing so, he presents a provocative, trenchantly researched narrative of popular resistance against a powerful elite.Īs Parenti carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, he adds essential context to the crime with fascinating details about Roman society as a whole. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti recounts this period, spanning the years 100 to 33 BC, from the perspective of the Roman people. Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility - the one percent of the population who controlled 99 percent of the empire's wealth. “A highly accessible and entertaining addition to history."A provocative history" of intrigue and class struggle in ancient Rome - "an important alternative to the usual views of Caesar and the Roman Empire" ( Publishers Weekly). ![]() In these pages, we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. In doing so, he presents a provocative, trenchantly researched narrative of popular resistance against a powerful elite.Īs Parenti carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, he adds essential context to the crime with fascinating details about Roman society as a whole. Read The Assassination of Julius Caesar by Michael Parenti with a free trial. ![]() Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility-the 1 percent of the population who controlled 99 percent of the empire’s wealth. “A provocative history” of intrigue and class struggle in Ancient Rome-“an important alternative to the usual views of Caesar and the Roman Empire” ( Publishers Weekly).
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