He considers him ultra competent, mind, but also as the guy who eased the Romans into tyranny and responsible for finishing the Senate off for good as a political force.
Welp, I guess that answers my question about Diocletian. :P
Fritz, btw, is much impressed by Augustus' smartness of easing the Romans into tyranny while selling himself as first among equals. Though he doesn't fanboy him, either.
re: how did the Montesquieu volume pubished, I don't want to tell you anything wrong, and I'm currently on the road, so it'll have to wait until Thursday so I can check to be sure when I'm reunited with my copy.
Incidentally, re: Diocletian, I thought of you when listening to the Caesar! audio series about the Roman emperors. Diocletian isn't in it, but Maximinian's daughter Fausta is as a main character in the Constantine episode.
Re: Montesquieu II: With added Fritz commentary on clemency, courage, fame and suicide
Welp, I guess that answers my question about Diocletian. :P
Fritz, btw, is much impressed by Augustus' smartness of easing the Romans into tyranny while selling himself as first among equals. Though he doesn't fanboy him, either.
re: how did the Montesquieu volume pubished, I don't want to tell you anything wrong, and I'm currently on the road, so it'll have to wait until Thursday so I can check to be sure when I'm reunited with my copy.
Incidentally, re: Diocletian, I thought of you when listening to the Caesar! audio series about the Roman emperors. Diocletian isn't in it, but Maximinian's daughter Fausta is as a main character in the Constantine episode.