Ikkon

A while ago I saw a meme of Caesar making up the battle of Alesia to make himself look good and it made me think, how can we be sure the Battle of Alesia actually played out the way we think it did?

From what I understand, ancient battles having questionable details is a fairly common phenomenon, as is ancient sources outright lying to make their preferred side look better.

So, how can we know the Battle of Alesia actually played out in the unusual way it did? How can we know it wasn’t just a regular battle, and the whole ordeal of Romans building a second fort around the enemy fort to fight a two front battle wasn’t just a fabrication for propaganda purposes?

Soon after the battle Ceasar

I've seen this all my life. In any relationship I try to establish I can see the other person feel worse and worse just because they have to deal with me. The more people get to know me, the less they want to deal with me. The moment I stop bothering them they instantly become much happier.

I try to be a better person but it never works out. Maybe my brain is just wrong, who knows.

It would be best for everyone if I just stuck to myself and never bothered anyone, but I don't want to live alone. But if I don't then I will just make more people feel bad. It would be best to end it early so I'm no longer a net negative on the world.

Of course if an exile tried to return they would face further consequences, but you still have an outlaw running around mostly free. Maybe they settle somewhere else and are no longer your problem, but maybe they come back, and who knows what they could do in such a situation. They are also likely desperate and may seek revenge. That seems like a serious liability compared to imprisonment or execution.