Comparison of Agricola and Charlemagne
In Agricola, Tacitus recounts the contrast between barbarian peoples living in such backward area such as Britain and the civilized Romans in the heart of the empire through the life of Agricola. Agricola is depicted with all the standard attributes of the prudent and successful general. Tacitus reveals that "in spite of all, Agricola decided to go and meet peril" (Tacitus 69). Thus this depicts Agricola as warrior-like as well as a successful general. Also, the Roman noble was born to a tradition of service to the state as seen through Agricola. Moreover, Tacitus idealizes Agricola's most prominent characteristic of moderation, which is, self
Like Agricola, Charlemagne was depicted as being successful in wars, as "Charlemagne pressed on energetically. and spoke of 'civilization'" (Tacitus 73). Charlemagne was considered great because he was a strong ruler who brought about numerous changes in Europe. As one can see from the excerpt, Charlemagne orders that "the great collection of books which he has made in his library shall be bought at a reasonable price by anybody who wants to have them" (Charlemagne 89). Moreover, Agricola would instill education among the "barbaric" people of Britain as Agricola "educated the sons of the chiefs in the liberal arts. Importantly to Charlemagne, unlike that of Agricola, Charlemagne had a deep devotion to the church as he "commanded the bishops and churchmen to restore sacred edifices" (Charlemagne 71). refusing to withdraw from a campaign already started.
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