ROME

So I watched the first episode of Rome, and - STRANGELY COMPELLING. It's a blatant churning maelstrom of id and dominance games! Just like the ancient Romans themselves!

I always liked the Romans better than the Greeks. They never came up with highfalutin justifications for why they were so evil. And they built aqueducts! And roads! And useful things instead of silly little temples!

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