Professor Catherine Steel

Tatum, who discusses this in his biography of Caesar, suggests that actually maybe Caesar's mother, who is likely to be quite important in these discussions and thinking about it, thought that maybe that was the best thing. He makes the point, which hadn't occurred to me and I think is quite interesting. We know Caesar was epileptic

Tatum, who discusses this in his biography of Caesar, suggests that actually maybe Caesar's mother, who is likely to be quite important in these discussions and thinking about it, thought that maybe that was the best thing. He makes the point, which hadn't occurred to me and I think is quite interesting. We know Caesar was epileptic

Or at least we know quite good evidence that he suffered from epilepsy in some form. We know also that epilepsy was regarded as a very unfortunate portent as well as a kind of medical condition in antiquity. And it might have been the kind of thing that his mother thought is this boy is never going to have a serious political career.

Or at least we know quite good evidence that he suffered from epilepsy in some form. We know also that epilepsy was regarded as a very unfortunate portent as well as a kind of medical condition in antiquity. And it might have been the kind of thing that his mother thought is this boy is never going to have a serious political career.

Or at least we know quite good evidence that he suffered from epilepsy in some form. We know also that epilepsy was regarded as a very unfortunate portent as well as a kind of medical condition in antiquity. And it might have been the kind of thing that his mother thought is this boy is never going to have a serious political career.

Make him flamen dialis, that is an entirely appropriate position for one of his family and status. Maybe that's the best outcome. I think that's much more plausible than the retrojected arguments that say, oh, people could see Caesar was a threat already. Let's put him in the flamenate to keep him under control. I mean, that's nonsense.

Make him flamen dialis, that is an entirely appropriate position for one of his family and status. Maybe that's the best outcome. I think that's much more plausible than the retrojected arguments that say, oh, people could see Caesar was a threat already. Let's put him in the flamenate to keep him under control. I mean, that's nonsense.

Make him flamen dialis, that is an entirely appropriate position for one of his family and status. Maybe that's the best outcome. I think that's much more plausible than the retrojected arguments that say, oh, people could see Caesar was a threat already. Let's put him in the flamenate to keep him under control. I mean, that's nonsense.

Or it might just have been that they're looking around for a flamen and there aren't that many patricians left. Because the problem with the hereditary status that descends through the mayor line is if you haven't got another way of making new patricians, and there wasn't a way of making new patricians join the Republic, they eventually all die out. So there aren't that many patricians left.

Or it might just have been that they're looking around for a flamen and there aren't that many patricians left. Because the problem with the hereditary status that descends through the mayor line is if you haven't got another way of making new patricians, and there wasn't a way of making new patricians join the Republic, they eventually all die out. So there aren't that many patricians left.

Or it might just have been that they're looking around for a flamen and there aren't that many patricians left. Because the problem with the hereditary status that descends through the mayor line is if you haven't got another way of making new patricians, and there wasn't a way of making new patricians join the Republic, they eventually all die out. So there aren't that many patricians left.

And maybe Sinner was thinking, well, we need to fill this office.

And maybe Sinner was thinking, well, we need to fill this office.

And maybe Sinner was thinking, well, we need to fill this office.

Yeah. I mean, he may never in fact have held the office. For whatever reason, this appointment as flamen doesn't go through. It doesn't take. And the reason it doesn't take is partly that Cinna is killed. The politics of the 80s are dominated by Sulla, even though Sulla is in the eastern Mediterranean.

Yeah. I mean, he may never in fact have held the office. For whatever reason, this appointment as flamen doesn't go through. It doesn't take. And the reason it doesn't take is partly that Cinna is killed. The politics of the 80s are dominated by Sulla, even though Sulla is in the eastern Mediterranean.

Yeah. I mean, he may never in fact have held the office. For whatever reason, this appointment as flamen doesn't go through. It doesn't take. And the reason it doesn't take is partly that Cinna is killed. The politics of the 80s are dominated by Sulla, even though Sulla is in the eastern Mediterranean.

Because Sulla, you know, there was a round of internal disturbance, which was a failed attempt to stop Sulla from taking control of the campaign against Mithridates.

Because Sulla, you know, there was a round of internal disturbance, which was a failed attempt to stop Sulla from taking control of the campaign against Mithridates.

Because Sulla, you know, there was a round of internal disturbance, which was a failed attempt to stop Sulla from taking control of the campaign against Mithridates.