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When In Rome

Memento Mori

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Sep 16, 2024
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I’m reading Greek mythology and Roman military history, because the here and now is no fun place to be. I have the certainty that Crassus was one of ancient Rome’s billionaires and was defeated at Carrhae attempting to take his mediocrity as a general to the next level. I have the gist of dozens of tragic lessons in the jealousy of the very gods. Here i…

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