Kingbreakers: The Praetorian Guard
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Great Treasure Hall of Rome
On august thirteenth, 29 b c, two centuries before the infamous auction we talked about earlier, there was a spectacular parade winding through the streets of rome. You would have seen hundreds of men and women in chains, captives from a defeated army. They'd be dressed up in gaudy, colorful costumes, specially styled to reflect their country of origin. But despite their elaborate get up, they were pris s humiliated and condemned to die. The apex of gravity, the source of all this decadence and spectacle, came riding in a four horse chariot studded with precious gems. Spectators in the crowd would have been crawling over each other just to get a glimpse
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