boyutpedia Chapter 281: The Assassins: Caesar and Lincoln Controversy
Chapter 281: The Assassins: Caesar and Lincoln Controversy
[2. Death of Caesar
On March 44, 3 BC, dictator Caesar was assassinated by members of the Senate.
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar, the founder of the Roman Empire, was born into a noble family and held many positions.
He conquered all of Gaul, attacked Germany and Britain, occupied Rome, defeated Pompey, and monopolized the military and political power of Rome, ruling as a dictator.
Caesar showed signs of restoring the monarchy, and rumors circulated that he wanted to become king. The nobles in the Roman Senate became increasingly dissatisfied with Caesar's rule, believing that his actions posed a serious threat to them.
So on March 44, 3 BC, Caesar was assassinated by more than 15 senators.
When Caesar walked into the Senate, they took out the daggers hidden in their robes and stabbed Caesar together, including Brutus, whom Caesar trusted the most.
"Brutus, are you included?"
Caesar was stabbed 23 times and died instantly at the age of 56.
＜44 BC was the period of Emperor Xuan of Han in ancient my country.＞
＜In the West, March 3th is also known as the Day of Patricide, and Caesar is called a god＞
＜Caesar is too soft-hearted＞
＜Caesar was not from the Roman Empire, he was still the Roman Republic＞
＜There were more than 60 people involved in the assassination, but in the end only 23 were stabbed. Were the remaining 30 or so stabbed by someone else? [Question]＞
＜Finally, Gaius Octavius, the son of God, successfully avenged his adoptive father and uncle Caesar against the Senate!＞
[Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che: Well, that means there is a country called Rome in the west now.]
[Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han: This man could barely be considered an emperor, but he was betrayed by so many of his nobles...]
[Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng: Western names are really hard to pronounce. The so-called Son of God should be the founder of the Roman Empire]
[Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin: Caesar's martial arts must be very powerful! ]
[Ming Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: Offended the nobles...]
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Ying Zheng was puzzled: "Is there a problem with holding the military and political power in my own hands? Is this a dictatorship?"
He had originally thought of Caesar as a dictator: a tyrant.
What we know about the dictator Caesar after watching Behind the Curtain: Isn’t he just an ordinary emperor?
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Liu Che tried to compare the approximate location on the light screen with the large world map hanging on the wall, and he pointed his finger near the Mediterranean Sea.
"Rome was a republic at that time?" Liu Che was surprised in his heart. After looking at the light screen so many times, he gradually understood some of the country's history.
He associated slavery, feudalism, republic and democracy that Guangmu had mentioned.
Hmm... Was the Roman Republic stronger than the Han Empire? However, it did become an empire later on. It's hard to choose which one is stronger between the two.
Liu Che adjusted his posture while watching the video on the light curtain, clicked his tongue, and was not very happy with the image of Caesar on the light curtain.
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Li Shimin thought about his plan to suppress the various aristocratic families.
It turns out that you can't be in a hurry to do anything.
"A large part of the military and political power will be given to the Senate?" If this is the case, Li Shimin has already guessed the truth about Caesar's death.
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Zhao Kuangyin performed a set of boxing techniques in the yard, listening to the contents of the video on the light screen while practicing martial arts.
When the video showed that Caesar was stabbed 60 times by more than 23 people, Zhao Kuangyin's first reaction was "Awesome!"
This guy must have extraordinary martial arts skills because he needed more than 60 people to assassinate him!
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Because of the brief introduction of Caesar's background in the light screen video, it was said that he was collectively assassinated because he offended the Senate nobles.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand what the Senate meant and could only infer based on the literal meaning that all the people in the Senate were descendants of the founding aristocrats.
Caesar must have done something to divide the interests of the nobles, and was hated by them.
Because of his previous experience, Zhu Yuanzhang now felt somewhat sympathetic towards Caesar.
Well...of course, Caesar the Great is definitely not as good as Emperor Hongwu!
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3. Assassination of Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth was born into an actor's family in Maryland in the southern United States. His father was a famous Shakespearean actor, and his two elder brothers were also famous American actors.
The American Civil War broke out in 1861. John Wilkes Booth was a supporter and spy for the South and he hated Lincoln, who supported the abolition of slavery.
Lincoln had numerous enemies who wanted to kill him.
The Civil War was almost over. On April 1865, 4, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln in a theater, hoping that this would revive the Confederacy.
When John Wilkes Booth sneaked into the theater, Lincoln's only guard was already drunk. John Wilkes Booth waited in the dark for this God-given opportunity, and when the audience laughed at the plot, he suddenly shot Lincoln in the head.
Lincoln fell to the ground, and John Wilkes Booth leaped onto the stage, shouting, "This is what happens to tyrants! The South is avenged!"
He was tripped by the national flag, broke his left leg, and was shot dead by the police while fleeing.
There are many different opinions about the end of John Wilkes Booth. Some believe that he was shot to death on the spot, some say that he committed suicide, and some believe that he did not die at all, but fled to Europe...】
＜The American Civil War broke out because the industrial economy of the North severely impacted the agricultural economy of the South＞
＜Lincoln did not intend to liberate the slaves. The essence was that the industrial economy needed more population to develop, and a large number of slaves were the private property of the farmers, and their productivity was restricted＞
＜Liberating black slaves and maintaining the unity of the United States, these two things made Lincoln famous in history＞
Lincoln is a great man
Lincoln is a sinner
＜The Homestead Act promulgated by Lincoln pushed the massacre of Indians to a climax＞
＜Indians are worse than slaves...＞
＜Did the black slaves get liberated because they were pitiful and therefore sympathized with them? Of course not. The rulers would not care about anything that did not benefit them＞
＜In fact, after the Civil War, black people changed from slaves to illegal workers＞
＜Lincoln died because he wanted to work on currency, and ended up getting killed＞
＜Suicide? Element alert, is it the kind of suicide where you get shot eight times in the back? [Thinking]＞
[Emperor Hongwu of Ming Dynasty: Indians? Oh, the one who helped the Americans but they turned against us... miserable]
[Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che: Black slaves? This guy looks like he is from Africa, right? So why did European and American countries like to colonize Africa for the black slave population?!]
[Tang Taizong Li Shimin: There are too many things to consider when sending troops, and of course sufficient benefits must be obtained]
[Sima Guang in the third year of Song Xining: a criminal, a great man... mixed reviews]
[Yang Yong in the 10th year of Sui Kaihuang: Suicide by being shot in the back? Uh, this is obviously murder]
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"Colonization, population." Qin Shi Huang touched his chin, thoughtfully.
However, from the perspective of Lincoln's achievement in maintaining the unity of the United States, he is a great American. If this war had divided the United States into North and South, and the great unity was gone, would the United States have its current dominant position?
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Liu Che became interested in the Homestead Act, so they did not intend to allow the Native Indians to have their own place to live.
"It's really pitiful. This is a land where we have lived for a long time, but in the end we have no place to live."
Looking at what happened to the United States later, they have not yet received retribution and the Indians have not succeeded in their revenge.
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"Industrial economy?" Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu wanted to take the Song Dynasty's economy a step further. It was still in the early stages of the reform, and the effect was unknown. Will this reform fail like in the original history, or will it take a different path...?
The appearance of unfamiliar nouns made Zhao Xu think hard for a while.
"Hmm...So what kind of economy is Song now? An agricultural economy?"
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