right time in the right place. Crassus, despite being an
inferior general, was richer than him and had more influence in the Senate.
Caesar initially had less political influence than him, but he was superior on
the battlefield.

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vondur
If that was the case, then why did he not just run the Senate out of town when
he returned from the East after clearing the Mediterranean of Pirates and
finishing off Mithridates? He was extremely popular with the people and the
Army. Right before the civil wars with Caesar started, he was preparing for a
virtual retirement with his appointment as governor of Spain. The governorship
was to give him a steady source of income.

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anacleto
> He was extremely popular with the people and the Army.

Yes, he was extremely popular because he was a skilled general. He had a‘Jewish Taliban’ Cult in Quebec Draws Attention and Concern

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Written by By Sholom Schreiber

Created: August 15, 2012

A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Quebec have attracted media attention – and some serious concern – with reports of extremist religious behavior and communal coercion that go way beyond the standard behavior of even their most devout co-religionists.

The cloistered sect, known as “Lev Tahor,” which means “pure heart,” is led by Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, a 50-year-old baal teshuva who – in addition to having no tangible proof of his rabbinical ordination – spent six years in prison after being convicted in 1994 of kidnapping a 13-year-old New Jersey boy for the alleged purpose of ensuring that the child would be raised in an Orthodox environment. Deported to Israel in 2000, Helbrans moved