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PRIMARY SOURCES MURIYA 7

Primary Source 2

Civil Wars

I have chosen the topic because civil wars are a major challenge to states today. States fight each other because of authority not to talk of citizens fighting amongst themselves because of resources. Civil wars had stirred by greed for the wealth of struggle for leadership. The effect of civil wars is significant for they paralyze fully the activities of the country. For instance, children are unable to attend schools, the property is destroyed and a lot of people lose their lives. The primary sources that will clearly give light to the topic of civil war will be the book on Gallic wars by Julius Caesar and the History of Rome by Titus Livius.

The topic relates to the primary sources in the sense that the primary sources state how a leader by the name of Dumnorix because he had broken the cord and married a wife from Orgetorix; he assumes that he has the power to rule over the territory (Julius Caesar, the Gallic wars 3). Dumnorix collaborates with other leaders such as Helvettii in taking control over the town and takes some individuals as hostages. Helvettii engaged in battles to conquer the Carturiges and the Graioceli and the Caturiges in a fierce battle. The main aim of the battle is to ravage the fertile land from the weak territories. In the second primary source, it indicates that the Romans had power as compared to the Barbarians and thus they were able to attack the barbarians and cause terror in the country (Titus Livius, The History of Rome, 37). It relates to civil war because of the fact that it is sometimes stirred by the struggle for power. Struggle for power is characterized by the conquering of weak territories. The Gaul’s were angry about the hostility of the Romans against human law. Thus, they gathered their arms and prepared for a fight. The Gauls were not as tough as the Romans and thus they lost the fight.

Compare and Contrast

Both the two sources are giving information on the rise of civil wars in Rome. They are both elaborative about the communities that were involved in the wars. It is also certain that both sources state common reasons as of the factors that triggered war. In both of the sources, the war was triggered by the struggle to have power over the territories and the need to occupy fertile lands for farming. Julius Caesar indicates that the Helvetii were moving from their territories to other territories and Caesar dared them to pass through his province forcefully. In this case, the grabbing of land led to war. On the other hand, Livius writes that the Gauls were instigated to fight back after they realized that they were being deprived of their human rights. They then took arms and run in villages as an indication of the agitation.

The contrasting points are on the specific leaders that led the fights between the states. Caesar as a leader is not mentioned in both of the primary sources. Caesar is a major influence in the Gallic wars as written by Julius. Caesar’s power is eminent and his territories are highly protected. The wars are taking place in the same territory because the subjects are the same. The Gauls are associated in both of the primary sources as those that are oppressed in the wars. Livius states that the war was induced by the Romans. The writer does not specify on the specific leader.

Impact of the Similarities and differences in the Primary sources to Readers

The similarities depict that civil wars are characterized with the same effects to the affected individuals. In the primary sources, civil wars lead to killings, forced labor, migrations and dictatorial leadership. The readers are able to understand that the outcome of civil wars in deadly and it can last for a very long period if a solution is not synthesized. The similarities also make the primary sources to be viewed as valid by the readers.

The differences that arise make it difficult for the reader to identify which amongst the authors is saying the truth. Primary sources that have extreme differences lose the confidence of the readers and the readers and the readers thus need to research more in order to elaborate on the controversial points. In addition, the differences make the civil war topic to indicate that there were differences in the war information was written and that the information may be subject to biases or lack of sufficient data.

Historical Question

What were the implications of the civil wars in Rome? .The primary sources give light to the implications of civil wars through their vivid description of the Gallic wars and the history of Rome. The outcome of the Rome wars is explained by massive deaths like those that occurred on river Tiber. The civil wars that were experienced in Rome led to a fall back in the rate of development in that when people were made to evade their home, it was made clear that they could not continue with their day-to-day activities. Individuals had to go to other safe zones to start a living there.

The other problem that was associated with civil wars was the issue of loss of life. The property was also lost due to the frequent fires that were set by the armies on targeted communities (Boyce, 2013). During the wars, many individuals were killed the majority of them being the soldiers that were in tea army. Women and children were left without any means to feed their families. Emotional torture and poverty struck a majority of the affected families.

Conversely, there was no stable leadership in the affected areas because if the issue of wars. Leaders were always faced with the challenge of settling the wars. Leaders were unable to stabilize their governance and thus they were no changes in terms of political and economic diversity. Leaders that were stable were only the dictators that had acquired power and the influence to rule over the territories.

Brutality and oppression were experienced by women and children that were victims. After civil wars, the energetic men and women were taken as hostages and they were made to work for their hosts (Boyce, 2013). Hostages are subject to forced labor that had poor pay. Civil wars made people be poorer and victims of discrimination. Innocent individuals were killed in the battles. It is certain that the population of the countries were at stake when people were killed every now. In addition, individuals migrated to safer areas and thus their native lands were sparsely populated.

References

Caesar, J. The Gallic wars

Boyce, J. K. (2013). Investing in peace: Aid and conditionality after civil wars (No. 351).

Routledge.

Livius, T.The history of Rome. London: John Childs and Sons

Julius Caesar, The Gallic wars, Chapter 11-13

Titus Livius, The history of Rome, pg 38-44

Boyce, J. K. (2013). ). Investing in peace: Aid and conditionality after civil wars (No. 351).

Routledge.