![]() ![]() And secondly, he showed that there was no danger which he was not willing to face, no form of hard work from which he excused himself. He did it in the first place because he made it clear, by the ungrudging way in which he would distribute rewards and honors, that he was not amassing a great fortune from his wars in order to spend it on his personal pleasures or on any life of self-indulgence instead he was keeping it, as it were, in trust, a fund open to all for the reward of valor, and his own share in all this wealth was no greater than what he bestowed on his soldiers who deserved it. It was Caesar himself who inspired and cultivated this spirit, this passion for distinction among his men. ![]() ![]() The translation below was made by Robin Seager. The Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea describes how this happened in chapter 17 of his Life of Julius Caesar. His biography is here the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.įrom 58 to 50, Julius Caesar was governor of Gaul, which he conquered. Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. ![]()
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