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Great Man Theory is about individual people[1] having a large impact on history. If Cæsar did all those things then he was a “great man” in that sense. [1] Sni
by avgcorrection 3y ago
Great Man Theory is about individual people[1] having a large impact on history. If Cæsar did all those things then he was a “great man” in that sense.
[1] Snickering side-note about male-supremacy v.s. “man” being gender-neutral.
- runeofdoom 3y agoExcept the real "Great Man" in this case was Sulla. Caesar was just copying him successfully. Once Sulla had broken precedent, more repeats of his "one neat trick" (of marching on Rome and taking power by force) were inevitable.