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Caesar wrote his treaties on analogy while fighting in Gaul, while he was fighting one of the most dangerous campaigns in the history of Rome.
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He was like riding it while like spears were flying left and right. Caesar was famous for being able to multitask.
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Rome was fine when the Romans practiced virtue. All went down the gutter when they started studying it.

How to Combine Action & Contemplation | Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar

Interview with Katharina Volk on the intellectual life of Cicero & Caesar

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Rome was fine when the Romans practiced virtue. All went down the gutter when they started studying it.