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The ability to stage action and perception so people see the actor as a messianic historical figure.
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myth-making genius
The ability to stage action and perception so people see the actor as a messianic historical figure.
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Caesar's capacity to make himself appear as the man of destiny who would save the Republic, a myth Jiang says became dominant after Caesar's death.
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Caesar's ability to shape public memory through vivid, retellable stories regardless of factual certainty.
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"And what Napoleon does is, he fires cannon at them, okay? And as a general, you're not supposed to do that. You're not supposed..."
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"And the elite soldiers hold their line, but 50 % of them are killed. And so now the Austrians are just bulldozing the French...."
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"So this is what he's writing to his wife, who's sleeping with another man while he's away on campaign. Also, my mistresses do not..."
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"...class, we said that Caesar, his greatness was in his myth -making genius. He created a myth of himself that he, was a man..."
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"And so Caesar had this great myth, but it was against other dominant myths. When Caesar was killed, it made his myth the dominant..."
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"...remember him. Okay? So here's a story to highlight the myth -making genius of Julius Caesar. Okay? So when Julius Caesar was 25, he..."
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"The pirates are like, that's really funny, man. Okay? So that's the second embellishment. The third embellishment is, Julius Caesar, after he was released,..."
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"...thing about Napoleon that made him so successful is his myth -making genius. He understood that people are looking for myths and he knew..."
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"...is, all right, there's reality. Okay, why is Trump a myth -making genius? Okay, there's reality, right? These are things that you and I..."
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"...you. Every one of you. Right? But again, that's a myth -making genius of Julius Caesar. So, again, as a young man, the greatest..."
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"...becomes a legend in Rome. Okay? This is where his myth -making genius really shines. He goes and commits genocide in Gaul, basically. Okay?..."
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"...most famous line that he ever said. And again, he's myth -making genius, right?"
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Napoleon looks like the genius of the French Revolution because he gives history its most cinematic image: speed, war, destiny, empire.
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Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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Julius Caesar was not only a general or politician.
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