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Fall of the Roman Republic and rise of the Empire may have been triggered by a massive volcanic eruption in Alaska in 43 BC that set off a global climate shock leading to famine and unrest
 Or it could have something to do with the murder of the Gracchi and the rival factions of Marius and Sulla. Caesar was an adherent of Sulla -- he was reported by Suetonius, I believe, to have been Sulla's girly boy when young. The rivalries among Caesar, Anthony, and Cassius had much more to do with the earlier factions than with the eruption of a volcano in Alaska. But I could be wrong. After all, I'm not an expert.Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-24 |
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