ROME !!
Rome.... The greatest empire the world has ever known. Unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power and love. Its a story of great soldiers, huge battles and doomed medals. There are tales of love and betrayal and there are the emperors!!
Of late I have been watching few documentaries on Rome. The empire, its rise and fall, Julius Caesar, Constantine, Gauls........ Battles, Love, Hate, religion, Strategy, art, architecture, politics ...its mix which is not only fascinating, but also a great lesson. After watching these documentaries, I realized that history is not primarily for history ! It is for future. Rome's history does not teach you how to fight or oppress Gauls. It tells you about human character, ambitions, commitment, perseverance and beliefs. The things around us might change but the underlying human nature and tendencies save been more or less constant over centuries, rather millenniums .
The way Caesar fought Gauls is similar to a hostile bid made by Mittal Steel to Buy out Arcelor. The way Constantine brought Christianity to Rome is similar to the way Bush wants to bring Democracy to whole world. Rome's puppet government in Egypt is similar to Bush's puppet government in Iraq or Afghanistan. Caesar's siege of Roman Senate is similar to many military coups of present.
BTW, if you are even a wee bit interested in Rome's history, watch History channel's series on "Rome: Rise and fall of an empire" which comprises 6 parts.
Rome.... The greatest empire the world has ever known. Unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power and love. Its a story of great soldiers, huge battles and doomed medals. There are tales of love and betrayal and there are the emperors!!
Of late I have been watching few documentaries on Rome. The empire, its rise and fall, Julius Caesar, Constantine, Gauls........ Battles, Love, Hate, religion, Strategy, art, architecture, politics ...its mix which is not only fascinating, but also a great lesson. After watching these documentaries, I realized that history is not primarily for history ! It is for future. Rome's history does not teach you how to fight or oppress Gauls. It tells you about human character, ambitions, commitment, perseverance and beliefs. The things around us might change but the underlying human nature and tendencies save been more or less constant over centuries, rather millenniums .
The way Caesar fought Gauls is similar to a hostile bid made by Mittal Steel to Buy out Arcelor. The way Constantine brought Christianity to Rome is similar to the way Bush wants to bring Democracy to whole world. Rome's puppet government in Egypt is similar to Bush's puppet government in Iraq or Afghanistan. Caesar's siege of Roman Senate is similar to many military coups of present.
BTW, if you are even a wee bit interested in Rome's history, watch History channel's series on "Rome: Rise and fall of an empire" which comprises 6 parts.
posted by saurabh_erectus at 8:17 AM
2 Comments:
Useless, vetti boy... When are you going to write the next entry?
Or too busy with women?
Naansens!
Two things...
1) Come on.. it's time for the next blog entry..
2) Wrong grammar... The usage is 'it comprises six parts' and not 'comprised of six parts'
Kedar
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