The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . explained largely by the character of the oppos-ing commanders. Pompey, despite his career of unbroken success, was formedfor a corporal andforced to be a gen-eral; while Caesar,though caring not atall for military glory,was one of the great-est captains of alltime. Almost asmuch the armies dif-fered in real fightingpower. Warde-Fow-lers summary is mas-terly (Caesar, 299):— The one host wascomposed in great partof a motley crowd fromGreece and the East, rep-resenting that spuriousHellenic civilization thatfor a century had sappedthe vigor
The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . explained largely by the character of the oppos-ing commanders. Pompey, despite his career of unbroken success, was formedfor a corporal andforced to be a gen-eral; while Caesar,though caring not atall for military glory,was one of the great-est captains of alltime. Almost asmuch the armies dif-fered in real fightingpower. Warde-Fow-lers summary is mas-terly (Caesar, 299):— The one host wascomposed in great partof a motley crowd fromGreece and the East, rep-resenting that spuriousHellenic civilization thatfor a century had sappedthe vigor of Roman life ;the other was chieflydrawn from the Gallic populations of Italy and the West, fresh, vigorous,intelligent, and united in devotion and loyalty to a leader whom not evendefeat could dishearten. With Pompeius was the spirit of the past; andhis failure did but answer to the failure of a decaying world. WithCaesar was the spirit of the future; and his victory marks the momentwhen humanity could once more start hopefully upon a new line oi. PoMPEY — the Copenhagen bust. 555. Remaining Campaigns. — Other wars hindered the greatwork of reorganization. Egypt and Asia Minor each required §555] CAESARS FIVE YEARS 449 a campaign. In Egypt, under the wiles of tlie voluptnousqueen, Cleopatra, Caesar seems to have wasted a few partly atoned for this delay by his swift prosecution of th©
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