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The History of Rome
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The Life of a Roman Polter
The life of a roman politician is absolutely nothing like the life of aRoman general. That saverus was quickly coming to understand. In pursuit of power, he had never stopped to contemplate whether the imperial throne would prove to be a blessing or a curse. His spirit atrophied in the face of bureacratic minutia. Relief was supposed to be found in the cultivation of his sons. But before his very eyes, caracaa and geta were turning into cruel, petulant adolescence. And worse yet, seemed to despise one another. Rather than being left satisfied that the power he had won for his family would be wielded wisely, he was left de
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