Quite amazing closing speech there. It really helps me think clearer. All the propaganda and bombardment of information from mainstream media, makes it hard for me to think, but this is a thought-waker as we call it here. :)
"Infamy, infamy - they've all got it in for me". The real hero of the Roman senate was Tiberius. Is fellow consuls battered him to death with clubs because he had the temerity to stand up for poor farmers being thrown off their land to make way for aristocrats. After his death, he was so venerated in Rome they named the river Tiber after him as well as a later Emperor. But how many school kids have even heard of him?
Great Find here....Wasn't a good student of history...and this vid gives a good reason why...one being a lot of it may have been fiction, opinion, and/or inferential...Its good to know the caesar wasn't the dictator here was made out to be in current historical accts....and its seems today govt is like history repeating itself...
I have a feeling that if Caesar had lived in post-marx times, he would have considered himself a Marxist, if only in secret. It's not about political affiliation, but what you do with the power you have.
Ron Paul is obviously the modern Cato, Cicero would be your average Austerity technocrat, all we need is a modern Julius Caesar (who, by the way, is NOT Obama).
@westphalianprinz mate the book was a nominee for Pulitzer prize, that's how good it is. If you look at history, politics in ancient Rome, for a long time (way before Caesar like hundreds of years before him) you had the Conflict of the Orders, and after a long period of struggle (almost 200 years) Patricians and Plebs finally had equal standing in politics. Then you've got two main factions, Optimates (Tories representing interests of aristocracy) and Populares (rest of society).
This lecture misses a key point of the republican military system, the main reason for the reforms of Marius and Gracchus was the latifundi, the roman army of the republic was self armed, soldiers needed land to support their military equipment which was quite expensive. This problem was solved by having the state arm the soldiers and providing them with land on retirement. It was one of the few avenues for social advancement in the empire.
@emotionalinvalid Cicero was not very corrupt by roman standards, he was known for his honest dealing as a quaestor in sicily. So much so that the people there begged him and he eventually did, prosecute the governor for corruption.
@johnbranflake Cicero was bad enough, he was a man of his times, corruption is relative. If he were around today in our "enlightened" times, would he be considered corrupt? I don't know. I'd like to think he would have been progressive and enlightened himself and deplore a life such as his own in ancient Rome. So I have a hard time condemming him completely, but he was pretty bad. He thought the common man pretty much worthless.
We have to consider the Brennius intrusion in Rome around 290 BC, from which the oligarch scenario was formed. The House of Judah cannot be left out of history.
Quite amazing closing speech there. It really helps me think clearer. All the propaganda and bombardment of information from mainstream media, makes it hard for me to think, but this is a thought-waker as we call it here. :)
Another great speech by both a great and down to earth man: Michael Parenti
Great book. Great writer. Great speaker.
An amazing speech, Parenti is always informative.
One of the most interesting talks I've ever listened to. It was really easy to follow and presented a lot of interesting ideas.
"Infamy, infamy - they've all got it in for me". The real hero of the Roman senate was Tiberius. Is fellow consuls battered him to death with clubs because he had the temerity to stand up for poor farmers being thrown off their land to make way for aristocrats. After his death, he was so venerated in Rome they named the river Tiber after him as well as a later Emperor. But how many school kids have even heard of him?
too bad for the romans that caesar wasn't more like lenin, caesar would have had no issue if he had just locked up the scoundrels
awesome, this should be suggested viewing for anyone who wants to participate in the empty action of voting.
Thank you for posting this!! I wish everyone could watch this
Aristocratic death squads.
crossing the rubicon: the point of no return
Great Find here....Wasn't a good student of history...and this vid gives a good reason why...one being a lot of it may have been fiction, opinion, and/or inferential...Its good to know the caesar wasn't the dictator here was made out to be in current historical accts....and its seems today govt is like history repeating itself...
Magnific!
@23:13 "Who watches the watchmen?"
I have a feeling that if Caesar had lived in post-marx times, he would have considered himself a Marxist, if only in secret. It's not about political affiliation, but what you do with the power you have.
Ron Paul is obviously the modern Cato, Cicero would be your average Austerity technocrat, all we need is a modern Julius Caesar (who, by the way, is NOT Obama).
@westphalianprinz mate the book was a nominee for Pulitzer prize, that's how good it is. If you look at history, politics in ancient Rome, for a long time (way before Caesar like hundreds of years before him) you had the Conflict of the Orders, and after a long period of struggle (almost 200 years) Patricians and Plebs finally had equal standing in politics. Then you've got two main factions, Optimates (Tories representing interests of aristocracy) and Populares (rest of society).
Cicero: "...they throw our assemblies into chaos" sounds like Ron Paul supporters, haha
Thanks
His ideas are excellent, pity he's not such a hand at reading out loud. Oh, well, that does not impune his scholarship. Or his sense of humour.
This lecture misses a key point of the republican military system, the main reason for the reforms of Marius and Gracchus was the latifundi, the roman army of the republic was self armed, soldiers needed land to support their military equipment which was quite expensive. This problem was solved by having the state arm the soldiers and providing them with land on retirement. It was one of the few avenues for social advancement in the empire.
@MrSalamander7 I second that.
@emotionalinvalid Cicero was not very corrupt by roman standards, he was known for his honest dealing as a quaestor in sicily. So much so that the people there begged him and he eventually did, prosecute the governor for corruption.
@bxjam85 Well fantastic, another great reason to just keep it occupied.
@westphalianprinz well there is marx and Engels lol
@johnbranflake Cicero was bad enough, he was a man of his times, corruption is relative. If he were around today in our "enlightened" times, would he be considered corrupt? I don't know. I'd like to think he would have been progressive and enlightened himself and deplore a life such as his own in ancient Rome. So I have a hard time condemming him completely, but he was pretty bad. He thought the common man pretty much worthless.
And if he steals billions he will never see jail.
play at 2X speed
We have to consider the Brennius intrusion in Rome around 290 BC, from which the oligarch scenario was formed. The House of Judah cannot be left out of history.
I wonder what the jewish influence was in Rome. Then again the Khazars hadn't turned to judaism at that time. Still Neros wife was the jewish poppea
Very interesting, if a bit too purely marxist.