But c_iulius will be pleased, I hope, to hear that I have not managed to prejudice my students against Caesar
Indeed, I am pleased. Of course, this probably frustrates you -- why can they not see the truth! Actually, I wonder if students will be more inclined to the Caesarian side after watching S1 of Rome. More to the point -- how will S2 affect the way we teach Augustus? Most of the time I have only enough class time to focus on the later aspects such as his religio-moral-cultural achievements and the constitutional shift. But we see Octavian in a much different light on the show, and I bet we'll see very little of Augustus (maybe in a postscript voiceover?).
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Indeed, I am pleased. Of course, this probably frustrates you -- why can they not see the truth! Actually, I wonder if students will be more inclined to the Caesarian side after watching S1 of Rome. More to the point -- how will S2 affect the way we teach Augustus? Most of the time I have only enough class time to focus on the later aspects such as his religio-moral-cultural achievements and the constitutional shift. But we see Octavian in a much different light on the show, and I bet we'll see very little of Augustus (maybe in a postscript voiceover?).
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