“History really does have engines. It really does have these moments when everything is at stake. And even a single battle can have ripples that go on for centuries or millennia.”
Am a great fan of the idea of hinges in history. Like a door that can open either way, but once opened one way, the other way is closed, at least for the foreseeable future.
The battle of Actium can perhaps be thought of as the final closing act following the murder of Julius Caesar.
Am a great fan of the idea of hinges in history. Like a door that can open either way, but once opened one way, the other way is closed, at least for the foreseeable future.
The battle of Actium can perhaps be thought of as the final closing act following the murder of Julius Caesar.