A culturally conservative professor presents "great man" history, displaying oligarchical fawning over the Romans and implying that the oligarchy of our time should be allowed to run amok.
Nevertheless, it's useful as a way to learn about major figures in Roman history and probably helps in understanding how the United States's oligarchical founders viewed the Roman Empire and themselves.
Nevertheless, it's useful as a way to learn about major figures in Roman history and probably helps in understanding how the United States's oligarchical founders viewed the Roman Empire and themselves.
