Nick Tzoras Imagine this. You’re wealthier than 99% of everyone around you. You own businesses. You have properties. Your bank account would make most people’s eyes water. But you’re legally banned from holding political office. You can’t join the city council. Your profession is considered “dishonorable” by law. And no matter how much money you make, the … Read more
Imagine trying to govern an empire of 60 million people. An empire that stretches from the rainy forests of Britain to the scorching deserts of Egypt. From the wine-soaked hills of Spain to the ancient cities of Syria. Now imagine doing it with roughly 30 administrators. Not 30,000. Not 3,000. Thirty. That’s roughly one Roman … Read more
Here’s something that’ll blow your mind. In 390 BCE, the entire Roman Republic, the greatest military power the ancient world would ever see, was nearly wiped out. Not by a superior army. Not by a brilliant general. But because their dogs… didn’t bark. The Gauls had scaled the walls of Capitol Hill in complete silence. … Read more
Imagine finding a two-thousand-year-old Tweet. Not carved in marble by some emperor. Not written on expensive papyrus by wealthy senators. But scratched into a bathroom wall by someone who had too much wine and a sharp object. “Secundus likes to screw boys.” That’s a real inscription. Found in Pompeii. Written sometime before 79 AD. And … Read more