The more I learn in the specific about how Rome shifted from a imperial1 republic into an empire and how much we patterned our institutions off of the Romans, I cannot understand why we have not incorporated the Fall of the Roman Republic into our cautionary myths. I’d be a complex myth to be sure, but you could build all kinds of ideological warnings in there.
After all, we and the Romans shared the same hatred of the “Tyrant.” We both have erected power sharing systems to prevent the Tyrant from coming to power.
You could highlight Julian’s skirting of the Roman “constitution” during his rise to power and how Octavian was able to slyly consolidate power while not ever upsetting the consuls and not ever appearing to be a monarch.
I think the Star War’s prequals come the closest to mythologizing the end of the Roman Republic. As flat and as poorly executed it was at times, I still love the line, “So this is how liberty dies… with thundering applause.”2
they were an empire far before they had an emperor… wait… CRAP! [↩]
My uncle Dwight obtained two condos for this weekend to celebrate my g-ma’s 88th birthday. Meredith and I don’t really have the time to go down there, but we are going to anyway. It should be allota fun. I think now we are traveling every weekend but one this month after traveling every weekend but one last month.
Gas, Gas, go away; go up in price another day; Henry needs to drive today.
I am pretty excited about it. Not only will we get to hang out with my uncles, parents, and grandmother; but Hank and Q will be down there as well. Is that a secret invasion discussion I smell?
Only trick is, we have to be back for Meredith to teach Sunday School.
There are thousands of apps available on Facebook, and although there are a few worth checking out, about 99.9% of them suck. A reasonably intelligent person should be able to tell the difference. If you can’t figure out which is which, maybe Facebook isn’t the place for you. Perhaps another social networking site would suit you better?
You know how sometimes you see situations developing that you just know aren’t going to end well? Well, in Ultimate Spider-Man 125, Eddie Brock/Venom escapes from ____________ and is rampaging in downtown New York. A police officer happens upon him:
Now, how do you think this is going to end:
Well.
Not Well.
Click “read more” to find out if you were correct.
Ok, so it’s because of magic that these cats can dare to challenge Supes; whatever, I’ll take a placeholder to try out his laser vision and ice breath. If am looking for mindless fighting game, one that lets me use DC characters will get my vote. I have no pretension that I am getting any kind of masterful story telling or canonriffic powers. Sometimes I like to eat straight sugar.
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