When high position is stolen from you, and access to the heights of wealth and power denied, there is little one can do about it—except write.
It's not hard to see here the tendency for political leaders to write their memoirs in the aftermath of their defeat. I had always assumed it was a rational play to monetise their name recognition while it was at its highest, but of course the ability to pour a bucket of shit on those who have wronged you must be pretty attractive too.
Yeah, even Thucydides who tried to instill his work with a degree of rigor unheard of in ancient times, couldn't resist the temptation to ret-con his legacy.
Not historical but Dante also did this, placing his political nemeses in the lower rungs of hell.
It's not hard to see here the tendency for political leaders to write their memoirs in the aftermath of their defeat. I had always assumed it was a rational play to monetise their name recognition while it was at its highest, but of course the ability to pour a bucket of shit on those who have wronged you must be pretty attractive too.