Rome: I Guess It's True What They Say

 Guys do think about Rome.

It seems to have started when Julius Caesar appointed himself dictator for life in 44 B.C....

Here's some quasi-contemporaneous reportage:

ROME, ITALY (The Blind Spot) – Gaius Julius Caesar, winner of the Civic Crown, conqueror of Gaul, and dictator perpetuo, was fatally stabbed on Tuesday 23 times at the Theatre of Pompey. He was 55 years old.

A group of senators identifying as freedom fighters and led by Marcus Junius Brutus have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they were compelled to act on concerns Caesar’s lifelong appointment was unconstitutional......

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