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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Vercingetorix was dealt a bad hand and did the best anyone could've done in his place. Sometimes the fault isn't in ourselves, but in our stars. Circumstances can screw you hard - like Caesar having a six year head start on subduing Gaul before your countrymen finally agree to come together.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You strike me as a wise individual, PugJesus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Heh, I don't know about wise, but a love of history changes one's perspective. Going down through the ages, there are so many figures who are brilliant or virtuous who get absolutely screwed, and then mediocre twits who coast through with an endless streak of good luck.

Sometimes it really is just a roll of the dice.

At least Vercingetorix got some nice statues out of it in the 19th century,