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Mar 16, 2024 · His rise to power and eventual assassination have been the subject of much fascination and scrutiny. In order to understand the character of Julius Caesar, it is crucial to examine his actions and decisions in the context of the political and social climate of ancient Rome.
According to Thomas, character assassination is an intentional attempt, usually by a narcissist or their codependents, to influence the portrayal or reputation of someone in such a way as to cause others to develop an extremely negative or unappealing perception of them.
A timeless cross-cultural phenomenon, character assassination has been observed by historians as an instrument of propaganda, social influence, and coercion for centuries. Words and images have tainted and destroyed the reputations of rulers, presidents, celebrities, and even ordinary people.
- Sergei A. Samoilenko
- 2021
Apr 8, 2021 · A compelling example is the character assassination strategy of silencing: "the attacker attempts to erase their public record from the collective memory," often post-mortem (Samoilenko, 2016, p. 116; also referred to as erasing; Icks et al., 2020).
- Rachel A Smith, Rosa A. Eberly
- 2021
This article offers a fresh view on character assassination as a strategic effort embedded in power and ideological struggles in society. The author uses structuration theory to explain character assassination as a means of both domination and subversion.
- Sergei A. Samoilenko
- 2021
What is the goal of a historiographic essay? Quite simply, your goal is to determine and evaluate the patterns of interpretation around historical questions that you want to explore.
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Jul 5, 2017 · Character assassination is not necessarily limited to the living. After all, someone’s “character”—his or her good reputation—can endure long after the person in question has passed on. The Roman Empire offers many examples of posthumous character assassination.