{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Young men attracted attention by their seditious behaviour in the \narmy in much the same way as they did in politics. As an army...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/165539028988/", "html": "<blockquote>Young men attracted attention by their seditious behaviour in the <br/>\narmy in much the same way as they did in politics. As an army <br/>\nofficer, the famous Clodius, later Cicero\u2019s arch-rival, was unhappy <br/>\nwith the promotion he was receiving. He wanted to be top man but, <br/>\non account of his dissipated life-style, there were many who passed <br/>\nhim over. Plutarch reports that he had already in those days made <br/>\na name for himself as a troublemaker, as someone who urged the <br/>\nsoldiers, who were only too keen to hear his inflammatory words, to <br/>\nmutiny.</blockquote>\n<b>Restless Youth In Ancient Rome </b>by Emiel Eyben. (via <a href=\"http://euryalus.tumblr.com/\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">euryalus</a>)"}