Oh, that's fascinating. I thought Ciaran Hinds made a lot of that very clear, except that I was interpreting it in a personal context and not a cultural one. That is, it was very clear to me that Hinds' Caesar felt the pleasure of exercising power over people when he "forgave" them and granted them mercy, and that his defeated enemies like Cicero and Brutus felt utterly humiliated by this; but I didn't realize there was an entire cultural philosophy behind it.
I interpreted his rage over Pompey's death as related to that; I figured he was planning to forgive Pompey and show off both his clemency and his power over Pompey.
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Date: 2005-11-15 04:07 am (UTC)I interpreted his rage over Pompey's death as related to that; I figured he was planning to forgive Pompey and show off both his clemency and his power over Pompey.