I recently rewatched the HBO tv show ROME. It is a surprisingly historically accurate drama about Julius Caesar and the fall of the Roman Republic take from the point of view of two legionnaires, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus. In the episode I just saw it was focused on after Caesar marched on Rome and was following Pompey across the Adriatic Sea into Greece to engage him in battle, but there was a large storm while Caesar was crossing and large amount of his fleet sunk. Among those caught up in the shipwreck were the two main characters, who then washed to shore and had to find their way back to Caesar’s camp, thus missing the iconic battle between the two legendary generals. Now this battle was most likely skipped due to budget reasons, normally I would have disappointed that they skipped the battle but now that I’m learning the importance of historical perspectives it brought an interesting thought to my head. I’ve only heard about this battle from two perspectives, that of Pompey and Caesar, no one else. Not a soldier who got caught up in the shipwreck, not a soldier who fled in fear, not anyone else but the rich senators who wrote accounts of this battle. \u00a0This reminded me that events happen from different perspectives, and it’s very common to see a major event from only one point of view. History is all about learning events from different perspectives and determining the truth and bias. Even though this fake retelling of this historical event, it opened by eyes to seek out new perspectives on events I know from only one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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