Was he right?

I think he should have looked at Scipio and strived to instil a sense of honour to the glory of Rome in all soldiers and citizens alike and vow devotion above any general, sum of money or personal gain.
I also find it hard to believe he couldn't see/prevent himself being stabbed a hundred times on the senate floor.
Yourself OP?

The republic was corrupt and the senate beyond saving.

>>1642145
Then (as Scipio would have done I'm sure) do what was necessary to restore it to unparalleled virtues, and then stand down.

>>1642145
same thing happened in socratic greece at that time except their caesar (socrate) was sanctioned to demicide (kayfabe)

>>1642171
Yes I'm aware, there will always be others driven by personal gain. I guess you can only set the example. If this is your thread feel free to elaborate.

>>1642089
>Was he right?
At that point, the damage had already been done anyway. Pompey had been controlling the senate through force of arms for decades already.
Might as well go get his.

>>1642196
Yeah well. He sure GOT his in the end.
When you leave legacies out of the argument.

>>1642089
athenian ecclesia = roman senate

>>1642089
The right thing for himself, but not necessarily Rome.
It was his only politically viable choice, if he agreed to disarmament, then he would have faced execution for the slew of crimes he committed during his consulship.

In terms of Rome as an Empire over a Republic, arguably some of his senatorial decisions, such as his decision to expand the senate to include vassals of Rome, allowed the structure of citizenship and imperial inclusion that kept Rome together through its worst times.

>>1642297
No, the senate was the boule equivalent. The ecclesia was the concilium plebis.