To what extent was Sulla's dictatorship beneficial to the stability of the Roman Republic?
It looks different, feels different, much like a twelve year old who hasn't yet learnt moderation in the make-up department, but underneath it's still the same. It just shifts the focus from a benefit/cost look at Sulla's dictatorship to a less black and white examination. This makes me more comfortable with the essay, as it is difficult to classify Sulla's decisions as either beneficial or costly.
To quote a character I'm fond of, "It's so much easier to see the world in black and white. Grey? I don't know what to do with grey."[1]
Now that my question is more forgiving of the grey, things just got a lot easier.
[1] Vakarian, G., The Normandy. 2185. Shepard, J.
Not a bad quotation to start off with? Would make the first sentence after it rather interesting.
ReplyDeleteI think it could work well, but I should make it clear that this is actually a quote from a character in a computer game. I don't suppose that would make it a poor choice?
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