Your library might be more likely to have the French original than the English translation -- I don't know whether it has been translated into German. There is probably some standard German work on Persian history which I don't happen to know!
The thought-experiment is really meant to save Quintus and younger Quintus, both of whom I have a lot of time for -- I love Cicero but he can be A Lot. But I think Cicero might be able to figure out more constitutionally-acceptable ways for Caesar to demonstrate his position, which might postpone his (Caesar's) assassination, at least -- you might actually see something much more like the Principate, at a much earlier stage, since Augustus was probably Cicero's most attentive student. But, you know, what if Quintus was Caesar's consular colleague in 44, instead of Antony? The possibilities are interesting.
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Date: 2022-01-06 03:55 pm (UTC)The thought-experiment is really meant to save Quintus and younger Quintus, both of whom I have a lot of time for -- I love Cicero but he can be A Lot. But I think Cicero might be able to figure out more constitutionally-acceptable ways for Caesar to demonstrate his position, which might postpone his (Caesar's) assassination, at least -- you might actually see something much more like the Principate, at a much earlier stage, since Augustus was probably Cicero's most attentive student. But, you know, what if Quintus was Caesar's consular colleague in 44, instead of Antony? The possibilities are interesting.