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Questions relating to the Roman politician and general Gaius Julius Caesar
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Is this apparent story about how Julius Caesar selected soldiers true?
No, not true.
That's a direct copy of a biblical story, Judges 7. In that story Gideon has to select his soldiers. He has too many volunteers. The Lord leads them to drink at a river. There the Lord s …
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Did Julius Caesar reduce the number of slaves?
No, Julius Caesar probably not reduced the number of slaves.
Slavery was an essential component of ancient civilizations, not just Rome. In Rome, poverty was described as not being able to afford one …
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How important was the war against Vercingetorix to the Romans?
It's a bit of both. Julius Caesar was under much pressure from his enemies in the Senate, who tried to use anything remotely possible to impeach him. A defeat against Vercingetorix would have been the …
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How tall was Brutus?
You have to read between the lines: nobody (as far as I know) wrote about his height. That almost certainly means he was of average height. If he had been exceptionally tall or short, someone probably …
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Why didn't Caesar hire free men to do slave work?
Most important: nobody was interested in reducing or abolishing slavery. Roman society, and all Mediterranean societies, were slave-based. Caesar would not gain any popularity by reducing the number o …
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