tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post7138024956436859087..comments2023-11-02T10:22:20.717-04:00Comments on Mike Anderson's Ancient History Blog: Caesar after DyrrhachiumMike Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-59550502431103723372012-09-09T18:48:03.124-04:002012-09-09T18:48:03.124-04:00I can understand that being the case in Caesars ti...I can understand that being the case in Caesars time, since the Romans had only recently conquered the Hellenistic world. Obviously, Latin never supplanted Greek in that part of the empire, as the New Testament was originally in Greek and the Pentateuch was a Greek translation of the original Hebrew. Was there at least a partial acceptance of Latin in following centuries?Randall Wilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990746848953068661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-65153218423653739632012-09-08T22:57:18.002-04:002012-09-08T22:57:18.002-04:00Randall,
What I was referring to was the inabilit...Randall,<br /><br />What I was referring to was the inability of the Latin language to compete with (or replace) Greek in the east whereas the areas to the west (Spain) could establish Latin as the standard. The other issue in the east was the confiscations required to obtain land for redistribution. The regional patron, Atticus, complained that these would be too disruptive, so Caesar, after a payoff, cancelled the program.Mike Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-38112083655084871212012-09-08T21:58:27.608-04:002012-09-08T21:58:27.608-04:00I appreciate your filling in the gaps in history. ...I appreciate your filling in the gaps in history. Great job. <br /><br />But one comment has me wondering. You say that Roman soldiers could not be settled in the east because ".... the Hellenistic world refused to be Romanized .....". could you elaborate?Randall Wilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990746848953068661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-15392883674295634222012-09-05T13:16:02.352-04:002012-09-05T13:16:02.352-04:00Lillian,
Thanks for your kind words. History gets...Lillian,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words. History gets most interesting in the details, especially when it comes to human behavior.Mike Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-49063084398916972542012-09-05T10:56:26.111-04:002012-09-05T10:56:26.111-04:00This is very true! you know the only one time i ac...This is very true! you know the only one time i actually had the chance to learn about Cesar's life?In my a-levels latin class. It was very interesting, and i was shocked that not many historians have dedicated some time to investigate this topic. I understand that his military achievements and the causes and results of his death are quite important but...<br /><br />anyway, thanks a lot for spending some time on this.<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />Lillian from W.U HstryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com