Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . nd armies. Thus they seemed to be leaving freespace for younger aspirants to power, whether athome or in the provinces; for they subjected theSenate and the magistrates once more to publicopinion in the forum or the law-courts, and by let-ting the military supremacy slip out of their handsthey left at least a chance to any young genius inwhose way the next great war might come. Hadthey done otherwise than they did, Caesar mightnever have risen to power ; the task of solving thegreat problems of the age might have fallen to menof h
Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . nd armies. Thus they seemed to be leaving freespace for younger aspirants to power, whether athome or in the provinces; for they subjected theSenate and the magistrates once more to publicopinion in the forum or the law-courts, and by let-ting the military supremacy slip out of their handsthey left at least a chance to any young genius inwhose way the next great war might come. Hadthey done otherwise than they did, Caesar mightnever have risen to power ; the task of solving thegreat problems of the age might have fallen to menof hardly more than average ability, and wantingin the breadth and generosity of view that was 52 ynlius Ccesar. [70 altogether indispensable, f As we now see it, thesetwo men seem to have been already marked out bydestiny to act as pioneers to make Caesars patheasier for him; and though one of them was tohave his chance of monarchy once more offeredhim, he was once more to refuse it, and to own hisinability to rule the Republic and the army at thesame
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