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«Inspired by the tall figure of Boukman (a slave who could read? =
bookman?) the slaves struck for freedom – and won, in the first great
successful slave uprising. Armies sent against them were all defeated:
when French troops were sent against them under Napoleon the Haitians
sang La Marseillaise to tell their opponents that they were on the
wrong side. The black slaves freed themselves under Toussaint
L'Ouverture, and others – making the principles of revolutionary
freedom truly universal as nothing else could. Overthrowing Kings and
Slave owners was only the start. Those principles amount to more than
being ruled by elites, who deign sometimes to have their rule over us
ceremonially reaffirmed in elections. What came to be known as the
'Tennis Court Oath' – when the 'Third Estate' (the commoners) swore an
oath not to allow themselves to be dissolved until they had forged a
free constitution for the French people – shares its world-historical
importance with the uprising in Haiti.» -- cf. Slavoj Zizek's First as
Tragedy, Then as Farce (2009)

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Play in the open in Rome a short time after the expulsion of the
Tarquin kings. There revolt in progress, after the store of grain was
preventing ordinary citizens. The riots are particularly angry at
Caius marsyus, a brilliant Roman general who was to blame for taking
away the seed. Rioters found a noble calling Menenius Agrippa, as well
as Caius marsyus head. Menenius try to calm rioters, as they marsyus
is openly despises, and that plebeyen did not deserve to be single
because of the lack of military service. Two of them triben in Rome,
Brutus and Sicinius, private denounce marsyus. He left Rome after the
news arrived that a Volscian army in the field.

Was Volscian army, Tullus Aufidius, fought marsyus several occasions
and consider him an enemy without. Roman army is commanded by
Cominius, and as deputy marsyus him. While Cominius take his men meet
Aufidius', marsyus lead a rally against the Volscian city of Corioles.
Seats in Corioles is initially successful, but is marsyus can force
open the gates of the city, and the Romans conquered it. Even if he is
tired of the battle, marsyus pace quickly join forces in fight
Cominius Volscian other. Marsyus and Aufidius meet in single combat,
which only ended when the clean Aufidius' dragged her away from the
war.

In recognition of his great courage, Cominius to Caius marsyus
cognomen of "Coriolanus". When they return to Rome, the mother of
Coriolanus Volumnia 'encouraged his son to run council. Coriolanus is
reluctant to do this, but it will bow his mother. It effortlessly win
the support of the Roman Senate, and it seems at first that there were
people there. However, Brutus and conspiracy Sicinius defeat
Coriolanus and whip up a revolt in opposition to become consul him.
Was faced with this opposition, Coriolanus flies into a rage and rail
against the concept of popular rule. It allows comparison plebeyen
power on patrisyen that allow "Peck the rooster eagles here." Triben
of Coriolanus condemned as a traitor to his words, he ordered him to
be banned. Coriolanus replies that he is banned magistrates before
him.

After being deported from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out Aufidius in the
Volscian capital Antium, and offers from Aufidius kill him in order to
spite the country that banned it. No problems moving it, and honored
to fight and the general Aufidius, and the higher its embrace
Coriolanus, and allowed him lead a new assault on the city.

Rome, in his panic, trying desperately to convince Coriolanus stop
crusade for revenge, but also of Cominius and Menenius fail. Finally,
Volumnia is sent to meet with his son, wife Virgilia and Coriolanus'
son, and a gentlewoman Valeria girls. Volumnia successful disuade her
son from destroying Rome, Coriolanus and instead completed a peace
treaty between the Romans and the Volscians. Back when Coriolanus in
the Volscian capital, conspirators, organized by Aufidius, killed him
for treason him.