Guest spartacus Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 If you COULD interview anybody from the Roman Times who would it be and why would you choose them ? As for me, it would be Polybius, to ask him about juicy gossip that he did not write about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 I would interview Pontius Pilate, and ask him about the historical Jesus... That could cause some problems.. one way or another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 That would be a great interview PP, good choice ( wish I thought of that he says jealously ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 I would interview Ti Gracchus to findout what motivates him, demagoguery (with a view to future positions/appointments), or genuine concern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demson Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Julias Caesar. He renows the Gauls for their valour and being fearless when they oppose Caesar. But when Gauls are to fight Germanics they weep and beg Caesar for help. I would ask him about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I would question Caesar about what he discovered when he first tried to land on Brittania and what actually made him turn and flee. Also what were the natives like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I would interview either Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, my idol, on why what in the end caused him to turn his back on caesar and if he thought caesar was justified in his actions, or I would interview Cicero on his oratory techniques and styles which might help me in being a better debater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I would interview Caesar also, and after giving him information on how he is viewed now, l would ask him what he thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Cleopatra, just to see what the heck was so alluring about her that great men became her lap dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I might also interview pompeius magnus, and find out how he felt about being a second rate general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 What do you mean second rate. he was not as good as Caesar, but nobody was, he could have held his own against the likes of Sulla, maybe Marius, and several other great generals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Regulus Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Brutus. I would like ot know what really motivated him and his fellow conspiitors. I also think an interview with Cato would be enlightening. I think anyone in the Republic era would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Vespasian. And the first question would be, "So, when you were in the military, what colour tunics did you lot actually wear?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augur Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 First choice, Marcus Aurelius, but the interview should take place near the end of his reign, say 179ad. First priority: to be able to discuss Marcus' philosophy and his writings; Second priority: to find out how such a fine mind could damn the Empire by allowing his very strange son, Commodus, to inherit the throne. It is no mistake that Gibbon began Volume I of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire with Commodus, who ended the reigns of "Five Good Emperors." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 What do you mean second rate. he was not as good as Caesar, but nobody was, he could have held his own against the likes of Sulla, maybe Marius, and several other great generals. Yes....um....sorry pompeius magnus. Maybe I'll start a new string - asking just what pompeius magnus did that made him "magnus" and you can fill me in. I'm actually curious to know how accurate his portraits are, odd looking guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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