>destroyed the roman republic and turned it into an unstable shithole with civil wars every couple of yearsWhy is this guy universally praised again?
Because the Republic was insanely corrupt and run by a clique of land-owning oligarchs violently opposed to any re-distributive policy, and inequality was at grotesque levels by that point
The ruling class were moneylenders who kept accumulating land and slaves by foreclosing on the insolvent. Interest rates were swelling up to crippling levels.
>>17974436>>17974442He didnt make things any better though he only made things worse
>>17974421Shut up Cato
>>17974421That was Marius though. And deserved, total aristocracy death. Romans failed themselves when they lost sight of austerity, honesty and justice.
The roman empire was more based, especially the judeo claudians, that he established.That's why.
>>17974421>turned it into an unstable shithole with civil wars every couple of yearsIsn't that what republic was all about? It would be more correct to say that vestiges of republic caused instability in a new Empire
>>17974482Cato was right about everything
>>17974489>accomplished literally nothing wow so heckin based
>>17974499The republic had civil wars once in a while, the empire had civil wars like every year
>>17974454He passed major reforms that lasted long after his death so you're wrong there
>>17974525>The republic had civil wars once in a whileYou don't know what you are talking about. The last century of the Republic was an age of incessant internal strife. The Augustan era was the only period in a long time when internal peace was established, at least for a time. This is also where the term Pax Romana comes from.
>>17974454He made things much more better, that's why people loved him, that's why western civilization carried his legacy
>>17974442>allies with Crassus Truly a man of the people.
>>17974421He's thankful his Roman buttbuddies gave him a quick death. Had he invaded Parthia, he would've been skinned alive
He gave us the greatest calendar in the history of man.
>>17974421the genocide of the Gauls he rightfully gets praise for. Could have easily been a thorn in Rome's side for centuries, or possibly sacked Rome if there was another Civil War.The real praise he gets is in his choice of heir. Half of why people remember Caesar fondly is because Augustus was so great. If Augustus flubbed it or died of illness before the wars were over Caesar would likely have been seen as a great general who let power get to his head. Probably would be looked at as another Sulla, then Pompey would have become dictator. Probably would have seen a brutal civil war that would have collapsed the whole empire. But because Augustus held it all together, he's great.
>>17974421It was already broken. Anyway Julius Caesar was deified mainly because his incredibly successful heir derived all of his authority from Caesar's memory.
