Dr Simon Elliott
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Because they did and they lost.
And in fact, Crassus actually lost his life.
He gets killed, yeah.
And his son got killed as well.
And Mark Antony, his reputation as a military leader was broken by the Parthians.
So I think these guys were quite canny at picking fights.
And it only becomes brutal when they have to fight.
So Caesar forcing the issue across the Rubicon in 49 as an example.
Pompey can't ignore that.
And actually, that's when he bottles it and flees to Greece.
But usually they're very good at picking fights.
And you look at Caesar as an example.
Caesar fights the Fourth Mithridatic War.
That's where Veni, Vidi, Vici comes from, etc.
But there's effectively no opponent there whatsoever.
No, or recruit them, or recruit them.
So Cassius and Brutus, for example, for their army, which fought against Octavian and Mark Antony.
So these are the two of the leading people that assassinate Julius Caesar.