Barry Strauss
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The Daily Stoic · The Fall Of The Roman Republic Was A Warning | Barry Strauss · 18 Jul 2026
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Absolutely.
History is contingent.
Well, certainly, of course, the most famous one is the crossing of the Rubicon.
You know, the fact that Caesar decides to start a civil war rather than giving in.
You know, a less determined and less selfish person might have said, look, you know, I love myself, but I love my republic country more and I don't want to put the republic through this.
Caesar doesn't say that.
Right.
You know.
Yeah, I mean, William Manchester wrote this book, I think, American Caesar.
We have it in the bookstore next door, yes.
It's a really interesting book, but in the end, he wasn't a Caesar.
Right.
He makes the choice.
Yeah, he makes the choice.
Caesar decides differently.
You know, he says famously, my dignitas is dearer to me than life itself.
My dignity, my rank, my status.
I mean, that's a very un-American thing to say, but it's a very Roman thing to say.
Yeah.
Although an American might say my reputation is, I live or die on my reputation.
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