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162- Opening the Floodgates

The History of Rome

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Silico's Beheading

Silico was among the last truly capable leaders of the Western Empire. His policies were at times controversial, but they should all be seen as the work of a man trying to hold together a disintegrating empire with limited resources and enemies in every direction. He succeeded for more than a decade while his counterparts in the East rose and fell with the seasons. Next week we will see just how much worse you can do.

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