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> And we know all this from Caesar himself: Caesar is known to exaggerate and make things up to make his story interesting. Caesar is one of the world's great
by eighthnate 9y ago
> And we know all this from Caesar himself:
Caesar is known to exaggerate and make things up to make his story interesting. Caesar is one of the world's great self-promoters and self-propagandists. He knew the power of propaganda and historical legacy. So I'd take what he wrote with a grain of salt.
- dreen 9y agoYeah, I am aware his diaries are not a reliable source, however (I should have said) his meeting meeting with Ariovistus is confirmed by other sources, check wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariovistus#Confrontation_with_Caesar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariovistus#Confrontation_with_...