02-01-2011, 02:27 AM
Tiro.
I do understand that what you mean for if if's and and's were pots and pans there would be no trade for tinkers, but then Pompey indeed should have won but was too cautious for Caesar was a man who had no respect for logistics and almost put himself into defeat.
I do think he may not have done what Caesar did but as you say he might well have done a Sulla, however I think the writing was on the wall as far as the Republic coming to an end for there were people such as Antony and of course the up and coming future Octavianus who created a Dynasty by stealth.
I do understand that what you mean for if if's and and's were pots and pans there would be no trade for tinkers, but then Pompey indeed should have won but was too cautious for Caesar was a man who had no respect for logistics and almost put himself into defeat.
I do think he may not have done what Caesar did but as you say he might well have done a Sulla, however I think the writing was on the wall as far as the Republic coming to an end for there were people such as Antony and of course the up and coming future Octavianus who created a Dynasty by stealth.
Brian Stobbs
