100 of the Worst Ideas in History by Michael N. Smith
Author:Michael N. Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2014-04-28T16:00:00+00:00
From bad to worse:
Caesar—known as a dedicated book-learner who rose to become an impressive legal advocate, orator, and military mind—accidentally sets it ablaze while torching his own ships in Alexandria harbor, a gutsy (or foolhardy) tactic designed to divert his Egyptian opponents during a battle contesting the reign of Cleopatra.
Dumb luck:
Roman reinforcements eventually carry Caesar to victory. But he’s lambasted for the next 2,000 years for destroying perhaps the greatest compendium of knowledge the world had ever—or has ever—seen.
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