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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ,ROME CLOSELY4 ,IT WILL BE AN EXTREMELY WELL-DOCUM5T$ ,LEVIA?AN BECAUSE IT IS 5AMOR$ ) ITS [N ,HIS-/ORY4 ,WE WILL BE ABLE TO ASK IF ,LAT9 TRIBES REALLY DID /EP \T ( ! 0D>KNESS0 ( ! ,EURASIAN /EPPES 9TO ! 0LI<T0 ( ,M$IT]RANEAN ,CIVILIZATION BECAUSE ! PRODUCTIVE =CES W]E RIPE & WAIT+ = !M1 IF ! 0,B>B>IANS0 /ORM$ ! GATES ( ,CIVILIZATION BECAUSE !Y W]E EAG] TO TAKE ON ! REF9EM5TS & 5JOY ! AM5ITIES ( ! ,HI<] ,/AGE4 ,9 ! CASE ( ,ROME1 WE WILL NOT HAVE TO SPECULATE2 ! /ORY IS SET D[N & PRES]V$4 

,ONLY ! BEG9N+S >E %AD[Y4 ,! ,ROMANS SAY !Y DES5D$ FROM TW9S SUCKL$ BY A WOLF4 ,!Y %>E ?IS MY? ) ,TURKS1 SO IT MAY BE ?AT ONE GR\P BORR[$ ITS ORIG9 MY? FROM ! O!R1 OR ?AT A SECTION ( A ONCE-S+LE PEOPLE *ANG$ ITS LANGUAGE BUT RETA9$ ITS ORIG9 MY?4 ,9 ANY CASE1 A TOTEM ANIMAL IS IMPORTANT 9 ,ROME'S PA/1 & A WOLF AT ?AT4 

,WE FIR/ SEE ! ,ROMANS CAMP$ ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,ETRURIA4 

,! ,ETRUSCANS1 WE MAY REMEMB]1 >E ,PH5ICIA'S CLI5TS4 ,!Y >E ! ,GREEKS ( ,ITALY4 ,! ,ETRUSCANS >E OCTOPUS-LIKE4 ,! ,GREEKS CALL ,ETRUSCANS ,PIRATES1 :I* MEANS M]*ANTS :OSE COMPETITION ! ,GREEKS DON'T WANT4 ,! ,ETRUSCANS HAVE FLEETS ( %IPS1 LIKE ! ,GREEKS & ,PHO5ICIANS4 ,!Y HAVE CITIES ) TEMPLES & %R9ES1 LIKE ! ,SUM]IANS4 

,! ,LAT9S >E TO ! ,ETRUSCANS :AT ! ,MU%KI W]E TO ! ,ASSYRIANS & ! ,SCY?IANS TO ! ,GREEKS4 ,! ,LAT9 LANGUAGE1 9 FACT1 IS ( ! SAME FAMILY AS ?AT ( ! ,MU%KI & ,SCYTIANS1 & IT SEEMS LIKELY ?AT !SE PEOPLE W]E CLOSE K9 9 A NOT TOO DI/ANT PA/1 & ?AT WOM5 & ,E>? DEITITIES W]E AS IMPORTANT TO !M AS !Y REMA9 AMONG O!R K9DR$ PEOPLE CALL$ ,S>MATIANS4 

,ETRUSCAN M]*ANTS1 9 ORD] TO PLACATE & PLEASE !IR GODS1 EXPLOIT NOT ONLY OV]SEAS VICTIMS1 BUT ALSO ?OSE 9 !IR H9T]L&1 NAMELY ,SAMNIANS1 ,SAB9ES & ,LAT9S4 

,! EXPLOIT$ TRIBES =M A LEAGUE TO DEF5D !MSELVES FROM ! EXPLOIT]S4 

,! ,ETRUSCANS TRY TO PACIFY OR EXT]M9ATE ! F$]AT$ RESI/]S4 ,BUT LIKE ,PHO5ICIANS & ,GREEKS1 ,ETRUSCANS >E NOT OV]LY /RONG ON L&4 ,!Y >E AN OCTOPUS4 ,!IR /R5G? IS 9 ! HOLDS ( !IR %IPS4 

,!F$]AT$ TRIBES ( ,LAT9S1 ,SAB9ES & ,SAMNIANS DO NOT ASPIRE TO 9/ALL !MSELVES 9 ! M]CANTILE E/ABLI%M5TS ( ! ,ETRUSCANS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y FIG<T TO ]ADICATE ,ETRUSCAN ,CIVILIZATION FROM ! ,ITALIAN ,P59SULA4 ,!Y >E ANIMAT$ BY REVULSION T[>D ! 0FLE%POTS10 NOT BY ADMIRATION4 

,!Y W> AGA9/ ,ETRURIA = F\R G5]ATIONS4 

,! FI<T]S' GOALS & S\LS >E MAIM$ BY ! LONG W>4 ,YET EV5 !N ! =M] \TSID]S DO NOT RU% TO BECOME :AT ! ,ETRUSCANS W]E4 ,!Y LET ! ,ETRUSCAN COMM]CIAL EMPIRE S9K 9TO ! SEA4 ,!Y LET ! %IPS ROT4 ,ROMANS WILL /ILL BE %Y ( %IPS :5 !Y !MSELVES SET \T TO SEA MANY G5]ATIONS LAT]4 

,! ,LAT9S & !IR CONF$]ATES >E NOT LUR$ BY ! 0RIP5ESS ( ! PRODUCTIVE =CES40 ,!Y >E REPELL$ BY !SE =CES & !Y F$]ATE TO DE/ROY !M4 ,BUT :ILE F$]AT$ = F\R G5]ATIONS SOME?+ HAPP5S TO !M4 ,!Y UND]GO :AT ,P4 ,CLA/RES WILL CALL A 0POLITICAL REVOLUTION10 AL?\< ! TRANS=MATION IS GRADUAL4 ,! G5]ALS BECOME P]MAN5T1 & SO DO ! SOLDI]S4 ,! PEASANTS :O FE$ ! >MY ALSO BECOME P]MAN5T1 & !IR CONTRIBUTIONS COME TO BE EXPECT$ & F9ALLY 5=C$4 

,DUR+ F\R G5]ATIONS A COMMUNITY ( EQUALS IS METAMORPHOS$ 9TO A SOCIETY ( ?REE CLASSES1 & ! F$]AT$ TRIBES BECOME T]RIBLY SIMIL> TO ! DE/ROY$ ,ETRUSCANS4 

,ROMAN N>RATORS SPEAK ( TWO CLASSES3 PLEBS & NOBLES4 

,! PLEBS >E UND] CONSRA9T4 ,!Y >E NO LONG] FREE HUMAN BE+S4 ,9 SOME RESPECT !Y HAV5'T *ANG$ MU*3 !Y HOLD FE/IVALS TO ! GODDESS ,C]ES1 ,MO!R ,E>?1 :O NURSES !IR SE$S4 ,?IS ,C]ES IS ! TW9 SI/] ( ,DEMET] & O!R ,9DO-,IRANIAN GODDESSES4 

,! NOBLES HAVE *ANG$ MU*4 ,!IR W> GOD IS AN AB/RACTION !Y CALL ,OPTIMUS ,MAXIMUS1 & ?IKS GOD IS SURPRIS+LY LIKE A DEIFI$ ,ETRUSCAN M]*ANT3 ON RECEIV+ A GIV5 QUANTITY ( (F]+S1 HE IS EXPECT$ TO CONF] A GIV5 ( NUMB] ( ADVANTAGES OR MILIT>Y VICTORIES4 ,! NOBLES HAVE BECOME SUSPICI\SLY LIKE ,ETRUSCANS4 ,!Y >E NOT AT ALL ! M5 ( ! PEOPLE !IR GR&FA!RS W]E4 

,! MAGNITUDE ( ! *ALL5GE MAIM$ ! ORIG9AL COMMUNITY1 & 9 ?IS S5SE1 DESPITE !IR SEEM+ VICTORY1 ! ,LAT9S >E DEFEAT$4 ,!Y >E MAIM$ BECAUSE MO/ ( !M CANNOT COPE ) ! NEW-FANGL$ MILIT>Y MA*9E & SOME ( !M CAN COPE ) !IR MO/ BASIC REQUIREM5TS ONLY BE CO]C+ & EXPROPRIAT+ O!RS4 

,AT ?IS PO9T ! ,ROMANS !MSELVES LOOK LIKE ,ETRUSCANS TO SOME ( !IR [N CONF$]ATES & TO O!R \TSID]S1 BUT NOT TO !MSELVES4 ,! ,ROMANS DO NOT REALIZE ?AT ,SAMNITES & ,CELTS >E TURN+ AGA9/ ! V]Y ?+S ,ROMANS TURN$ AGA9/ E>LI]4 ,P]HAPS PLEBIAN SOLDI]S DO REALIZE ?IS1 BUT !Y >E DP5D5T ON ! GRA9S ! NOBLEM5 EXPROPRIATE FROM PEASNATS1 & ! ,ROMAN MILIT>Y NOBILITY IS R5[N$ = AN UNUSUAL LACK ( IMAG9ATION4 ,! ,ROMANS TURN !IR =CES AGA9/ ! EGALIT>IAN ,CELTS AS IF ! ,CELTS W]E ,ETRUSCANS1 & !N !Y LEAD !IR >MIES AGA9/ !IR =M] ALLIES1 DE/ROY+ EV]Y ,SAMNIAN VILLAGE4 

,! ,ROMAN NOBLES1 LIKE ! E>LI] ,SP>TANS1 HAVE BECOME >MORS FROZ5 TO !IR SPE>S1 BUT UNLIKE ! ,SP>TANS1 ! ,ROMANS >E GO+ TO TRY TO SPREAD !IR >MORS OV] ! WORLD'S 5TIRE SURFACE4 ,!Y BEG9 BY ANNEX+ & REPRESS+ !IR =M] ,SAB9E ALLIES4 

,ROMAN PLEBS SEC$ & REFUSE TO GIVE FUR!R SUPPORT TO ! >ROGANT NOBLES4 ,! HAU<TY NOBLES FACE ?IS *ALL5GE BY RESROT+ TO A ,P]ICLEAN DEVICE3 !Y RAISE ! PLEBIAN SOLDI]S TO ! /ATUS ( LESS] NOBLES ) PLEBS ( !IR [N4 ,N[ ! 9T]E/S ( ! =M] PLEBS CO9CIDE ) ?OSE ( ! HI<E/ NOBLES4 ,?IS IS A DEVICE WE WILL CALL COOPTATION OR RECUP]ATION4 

,! ,ROMANS !N SET \T TO SWALL[ EV]Y O!R TRIBE1 F$]ATION & CITY ON ! ,ITALIAN ,P59SULA4 ,! ,ROMANS >E MORE S+LEM9D$LY MILIT>I/IC ?AN ! ,ASSYRIANS EV] W]E4 ,ROME NOT ONLY HAS A P[]FUL >MY2 ,ROME IS A P[]FUL >MY1 & IT IS NO?+ ELSE4  
  

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,ROMANS CALL !IR CITY A ,RES ,PUBLICA1 A ,PUBLIC ,?+4 ,!Y KN[ IT IS A ?+1 A MADE ?+1 AN >TIFICE1 LONG BE=E ,HOBBES WILL ANN\NCE HIS DISCOV]Y4 ,ROMAN SOLDI]S DIE 9 BATTLES1 BUT ! ,PUBLIC ,?+ M>*ES FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY2 IT DOES NOT DIE2 IT CANNOT DIE2 IT IS A ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! ,ROMANS HAVE BECOME ,CIVILIZ$4 

,BUT ODDLY1 !IR REVULSION1 !IR HATR$ T[>D ,CIVILIZATION1 CONT9UES TO ANIMATE !M EV5 N[4 

,!Y HELP ,SYRACUSANS EXPEL ,C>?AG9IANS FROM ,SICILY1 = 9 ! ,C>?AG9IANS !Y RECONGNIZE ! ,PHO5ICIAN TRAITS !Y HAD HAT$ 9 ! ,ETRUSCANS4 ,! ,ROMANS DEF5D ,SYRANCUSE BY ABSORB+ IT1 & !Y TURN ALL ( ,SICILY 9TO A ,ROMAN PROV9CE4 

,!N ! ,ROMANS TURN AGA9/ ! ,GREEK CITIES ON ! ,ITALIAN P59SULA4 ,!Y DE/ROY !SE CITIES ) ! F]OCITY !Y'VE %[N T[>D ,CIVILIZ$ ,ETRUSCANS & ,C>?AG9IANS4 ,UNLIKE ! ,ASSYRIANS & ,P]SIANS1 ! ,ROMANS >E NOT SATISFI$ TO RU9 CITIES BY EXACT+ TRIBUTE4 ,! ,ROMANS RAZE ! ,GREEK CITIES TO ! GR\ND1 CONFIZCATE ! L&1 5?RALL$ ! 9HABITANTS1 RECRUIT ! ,GREEK PEASANTS 9TO !IR >MY4 

,!MSELVES 5CAS$ 9 A ,LEVIA?AN %AP$ LIKE A WORM1 ! ,ROMANS /ILL CAN'T /& A ,LEVIA?AN %AP$ LIKE AN OCTOPUS1 & !Y NEV] WILL4 ,!Y CONT9UE W>R+ AGA9/ ! OGRE !IR ANCE/ORS CONSID]$ ,CIVILIZATION1 ! ,ETRUSCAN CITY-/ATE4 ,9 ?IS S5SE ! 5TIRE ,RISE ( ,ROME IS AN UNCEAS+ W> AGA9/ ,CIVILIZATION4 

,! ,GREEK P>TS ( ,ITALY >E LIT]ALLY EXTIRPAT$ BY ! ,ROMAN >MY4 ,! L& ITSELF IS C>V$ UP 9TO IMM5SE E/ATES :I* >E GIV5 TO LESS] NOBLES & PLEBS4 ,! =M] ,GREEK L&S >E NAM$ ,LATIFUNDIA & >E WORK$ BY GANGS ( *A9$ SLAVES4 

,?IS /RANGE COMB9ATION ( A GROTESQUE ,LEVIA?AN ) A FI]CE HATR$ ( ,LEVIA?ANIC ACCOMPLI%M5TS IS NOT UNIQUE TO ,ROME1 EV5 AMONG DOCUM5T$ CASES4 

,*'9 ,%IH ,HUANG-TI'S ,LEVIA?AN EXP&S OV] ,*9A DUR+ ! G5]ATION :5 ,ROME EXP&S OV] ,ITALY1 & ) ! ,ASSYRIAN ME?ODS RECOMM5D$ BY ,%ANG ,YANG3 W>1 TREA*]Y1 ASSASS9ATION1 SLAU<T]1 DEPORTATION4 ,! ,*'9 MILIT>I/S >E 9T5T ON ROOT+ \T ALL ! TRADITIONS & ACCOMPLI%M5TS ( EV]Y REGION !Y 9VATE1 R$UC+ ALL POPULATIONS TO LABOR GANGS1 BURN+ ALL BOOKS EXCEPT ,%ANG ,YANG'S4 ,AFT] HALF A G5]ATION1 9SURG5TS 9 EV]Y P>T ( ,*9A RISE UP AGA9/ ! MON/ROSITY & SUCCESSFULLY OV]?R[ IT4 ,%ANG ,YANG HAD NOT HE>D ( ,P]ICLES2 HIS WRIT+S DID NOT 9CLUDE ! PRECEPT ?AT POT5TIAL 9SURG5TS CAN BE TURN$ 9TO IMPASSION$ COLLABORATORS :5 !Y >E GIV5 ,LATIFUNDIA4 

,DUR+ ?IS SAME G5]ATION1 ,GREAT ,ALEX&]'S >MOR$ HEIRS1 ,ANTIO*USES & ,SELEUCUSE1 M>* !IR >MIES FROM ,EGYPT TO ! BORD]S ( ,*9A TRY+ TO R$UCE POPULATIONS TO A SIMIL> MIS]Y1 BUT UNLIKE !IR ,*9ESE & ,ROMAN C\NT]P>TS1 !SE HEIRS ( A ,GREEK ,LEVIA?AN TRY TO PRES]VE SOME ( ,CIVILIZATION'S ORNAM5TS & AM5ITIES4 

,BY 5SLAV+ ! ,GREEKS ( ,ITALY1 ! ,ROMANS !MSELVES BECOME AW>E ?AT ! W> MA*9E CAN BE BEAUTIFI$1 ORNAM5T$4 ,! ,ROMANS LE>N ,>T FROM !IR ,GREEK SLAVES1 BUT !Y LE>N RELUCTANTLY4 ,!Y >E ALMO/ ,MOD]N 9 !IR RELUCTANCE2 !Y >E ALMO/ READY TO SAY ?AT A KILL+ MA*9E IS BEATIFUL IF IT WORKS4 ,!Y >E NOT QUITE ?AT MOD]N1 & !Y LET ,GREEK CRAFTSM5 CONCEAL ! BRUTAL MILIT>ISM ) ,>*ITECTURE1 ,SCULPTURE & ,PA9T+4 ,!Y LE>N ,ES!TICS1 ?AT /RANGE ABILITY TO SEE 9 BLOOD GU%+ FROM A W\ND ONLY ! BEAUTY ( ! %APE & COLOR4 

,HAV+ TURN$ ALL ( ,ITALY 9TO AN >M$ CAMP CALL$ ,ROME1 !Y HIT \T 9 EV]Y DIRECTION1 AS IF ! :OLE WORLD CONSI/$ ( ,ETRURIAS DI/URB+ !IR H>MONY1 OR AS IF A P]PETUAL MOTION MA*9E HAD BE5 SET (F BY ! ,ETRUSCANS & NONE C\LD !REAFT] /OP IT4 

,!Y TURN UP 9 ,GREECE ITSELF1 AT FIR/ AS PROTECTORS ( ! 0,FREE & ,AUTONOM\S ,GREEKS0 FROM ! FANGS ( ! GRASP+ /RONGMAN ,ANTIO*US1 !N FROM ! FANGS ( ! LA/ ,PHILIP1 & F9ALLY FROM ! ,GREEKS !MSELVES1 :O KNEW BE=E ! ,ROMANS EV] CAME ?AT O!R NAMES = PROTECT$ FRE$OM >E SUBORD9ATION1 SUBMISSION & SLAV]Y4 ,ROME IS A ?IR/Y >MY1 & SOON ! ONLY RESECTABLY 9DEP5D5T MAN 9 ANY =M] ,GREEK POLIS IS ! MAN :O SUCKS ! POLIS DRY TO MAKE DR9KS = ! ,ROMANS4 ,! ,GREEK CITY-/ATE IS ALREADY ANCI5T HI/ORY4 

,! ,ROMANS >E /ILL REACT+ AGA9/ ,CIVILIZATION 9 ITS ,ETRUSCAN =M :5 !Y TURN !IR IMM5SE W> 5G9E AGA9/ ,NOR? ,AFRICAN ,C>?AGE4 ,! HATE-FILL$ SPEE*ES 7,CATO'S >E BE/ KN[N7 >E IRRATIONAL & 9COMPREH5SIBLE 9 VIEW ( ! ACTUAL ?REAT ( ,C>?AGE TO ,ROME4 ,ON NUM]\S OCCASIONS ! ,C>TAG9IANS TRY TO BUY !IR WAY \T1 ! SAME WAY ! SECOND ,HIRAM B\<T HIS CITY'S WAY \T ( ,ASSYRIA4 ,! ,C>TAG9IANS' LA/ RESORT IS TO TRY TO M>* ON ,ROME ITSELF1 BUT IT IS =EKN[N BY BO? SIDES ?AT A SEABORNE OCTOPUS CANNOT DEFEAT A L&$ WORM N[ ANY MORE EASILY ?AN EV] BE=E4 

,! F9AL DE/RUCTION ( ,C>?AGE HAS NO PREC$5T 9 ! ,S,UM]IAN1 ,AKKADIAN OR EV5 ,ASSYRIAN PA/4 ,! LA/ 9DEP5D5T ,PHO5ICIAN CITY IS ISOLAT$1 BESIEG$1 ATTACK$1 TOTALLY DE/ROY$ & !N BURN$4 ,ITS 9HABITANTS >E SCATT]$ TO ! WORLD'S F\R CORN]S AS SLAVES4 ,/ILL NOT SATISFI$1 ! ,ROMANS FLATT5 :AT BUILD+S & WALLS REMA9 /&+1 PL[ ! GR\ND & S[ IT ) SALT1 SO ?AT NEI!R A H\SE NOR A CROP WILL EV] RISE :]E ,C>?AGE ONCE /OOD1 SO ?AT ! V]Y MEMORY ( ! CITY'S EXI/5CE WILL BE ]AS$4 

,! RE/ ( ! /ORY IS EQUALLY REVOLT+4 ,NOR? ,AFRICA1 ,IB]IA1 ,GAUL1 ,MAC$ONIA1 ,?RACE1 ,ANATOLIA1 ! ,LEVANT1 ALL BECOME ,ROME4 ,! 9HABITANTS >E EI!R KILL$ OR 5SLAV$ OR TRANS=M$ 9TO KILL+ MA*9ES4 ,SMALL ,LEVIA?ANS AS WELL AS FREE COMMUNITIES >E %ATT]$4 ,ANCI5T TRADITIONS >E BROK5 & =GOTT54 ,HUMAN BE+S >E KILL$ OR MAIM$4 

,YET H[ MANY PAGES WILL BE DEVOT$ TO ! GREATNESS ( ,ROME6 ,& H[ MANY PAGES TO ! TE*NOLOGICAL +5UITY ( ,ROME'S W> 5G9ES6 ,:Y NOT PRAISE DEA? ITSELF8 ,DEA? IS AN EV5 GREAT] KILL] ?AN ,ROME4 ,IS IT ! ORNAM5T$ ,GREEK PALACES & MONUM5TS 9 ! CAPITAL ?AT MAKE ! BRUTALITY SO REPUTABLE8 ,IF SO1 !N TO W9 SU* PRAIE1 ,DEA? NE$ ONLY HIRE ,GREEK >TI/S4  
  

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,ROME'S GREATNESS WILL BE PO/HUM\S4 ,AMONG ?OSE 9 ,ROME'S 5TRAILS1 ONLY ! FEW 9 ! WORM'S HEAD LOVE IT2 ALL O!RS HATE IT1 & MANY TRY DAILY TO DE/ROY IT4 

,?OSE 9 ! HEAD >E FEW2 !Y >E ! NOBILITY1 9CLUD+ G5]ALS & POLITICIANS1 ! ,LATIFUNDIA [N]S1 & ?OSE ! ,ROMANS CALL ,EQUITES4 

,!SE ,EQUITES >E CONFID5CE M5 ON HORSEBACK4 ,!Y >E ! HU/L]S & CONTRACTORS :O GET ?+S DONE4 ,!Y COMM& SLAVE GANGS 9 OLIVE GROVES & V9EY>DS4 ,!Y DO ! IMPORT+1 ! EXPORT+ & ! >RANG+4 ,!Y >E TAX F>M]S & !Y >E PIRATES4 ,!Y PLACE !MSELVES AT EV]Y 9T]/ICE & BOTTL5ECK ( ! UNWIELDY EMPIRE4 ,9 A FUTURE ,ROME ACROSS ! GREAT WAT]1 SU* CONFID5CE M5 WILL BE CALL$ ,BUS9ESSM54 

,ALL !SE PEOPLE LOVE ,ROME4 

,! GR[+ NUMB] ( DEHUMANIZ$ HANG]S-ON = :OM ! CIRCUSES & GAMES >E P]=M$ ALSO LOVE ,ROME4 ,BUT !SE LOV]S NO LONG] ?9K ( ! BRUTALITY OR ! PLUD] AS (F]+S TO ! GODS4 ,!Y LOVE ! PLUND] & BRUTALITY AS SU*4 ,!Y >E BECOM+ :AT WE WILL CALL ,SADI/S4 

,! BELOV$ ( ,SADI/S >E ,MASO*I/S1 BUT ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE HAVE NOT YET SUNK TO ?AT LEVEL4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! ,RES ,PUBLICA'S POPULATION CONSI/S ( ZEKS1 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL ZEKS3 SLAVES & PROV9CIALS4 ,9 ! CAPITAL CITY ALONE !RE >E A QU>T] ( A MILLION SLAVES4 ,! 9T]NAL ZEKS REBEL CONT9UALLY DESPITE ! 9TIMIDAT+ OMNIPRES5CE ( ! WORLD'S /RONGE/ G>RISONS4 ,SOME SLAVE REVOLTS BECOME 9SURRECTIONS EMBRAC+ :OLE REGIONS1 & 9 ?REE KN[N CASES1 DUR+ A P]IOD ( TWO G5]ATIONS1 9SURG5T SLAVES HOLD !IR [N AGA9/ ,ROMAN >MIES = AS LONG AS ?REE YE>S4 

,! PROV9CIALS RESI/ AS FI]CELY AS ! SLAVES4 ,H>DLY A YE> PASSES )\T EXP$ITIONS TO MASSACRE & REPRESS REBELS4 

,& ! 5ORM\S LEGIONS !MSELVES GIVE RISE TO EV] GREAT] REBELLIONS4 ,! >MIES HAVE TO BE F$4 ,TAX F>M]S SQUEEZE PROV9CIALS :O HAVE ALREADY BE5 PLUND]$ BY ! PASS+ LEGIONS4 ,& !N RETIR$ SOLDI]S RETURN TO ! PROV9CES AS PROPIRETORS ( ! PROV9CIALS' L&S1 REW>D$ = ! YE>S ( LOYAL S]VICE4 ,! REBELLIONS & UPRIS+S AGA9/ ?IS REGIME LA/ YE>S1 EV5 DECADES1 & >E TOO NUM]\S TO LI/4 

,! ONGO+ REPRESSION ( SO MANY REBELS ON ALL FRONTS IS :AT GIVES RISE TO ! H>D5$ ORGANIZ]S ( MASS MURD]S :O (FICIATE OV] ! GRADUATION ( ! ,RES ,PUBLICA TO A YET HI<] /AGE4 ,CES> IS ! KILL] :O R$UCES ! WE/1 ,POMPEY ! KILL] :O R$UCES ! EA/1 ,CRASSUS ! KILL] :O L9ES ! ROADS ( ,ITALY ITSELF ) SIX ?\S& CRUCIFI$ SLAVES4 

,?REE MASS MURD]]S CANNOT %>E A S+LE CR[N1 & ,CES>1 TO BE TRANSLAT$ AS ,CZ> & ,KAIS]1 BECOMES ! FACE ( :AT ,HOBBES WILL CALL ! ,>TIFICIAL ,MAN4 

,! WORLD-EMBRAC+ ,RES ,PUBLICA BECOMES A S+LE MAN'S PLAY?+1 AN ,EMPIRE4 

,AFT] SWALL[+ ,EGYPT & SUPPRESS+ ! NOBLEM5 :O PREF]R$ ! =M] ,PUBLIC ,?+1 ANO!R MASS MURD]]1 ,OCTAVIAN1 BECOMES ! ,SUN1 ,PONTIFEX ,MAXIMUS1 E>?LY 9C>NATION ( ! AB/RACTION CALL$ ,OPTIMUS ,MAXIMUS1 ! ,LAT9 V]SION ( ! ,K+ ( ,K+S & ,LORD ( ,LORDS4  
  

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,ROME /RET*ES FROM ,GIBRALT> TO ! ,>M5IAN HI<L&S & ,P>?IA FROM ,>M5IA TO ,9DIA_/ ,! WORLD HAS FALL5 9TO ! 5TRAILS ( ,LEVIA?AN1 :]E IT IS D>K1 :]E LIFE IS NA/Y1 BRUTI% & %ORT1 :]E HUMAN BEIGNS >E DRIV5 BY FE> ( E>LY1 VIOL5T DEA?1 :]E A P]SON CAN NEI!R /& NOR LIE NOR SIT4 ,HOBBES & HIS CONTEMPOR>IES WILL PROJECT ,LEVIA?AN'S TRAITS TO ! WORLD \TSIDE ,LEVIA?AN 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY ! 5CLOSURE & R$UCTION ( ALL ?AT IS /ILL \TSIDE4 

,TO ! ZEKS ( ,ROME & ,P>?IA1 ! DAY :5 ,OCTAVIAN ,AUGU/US BECOMES ! ,SUN IS EV5 D>K] ?AN ! DAY :5 ,D>IUS BECAME ,AHURA ,MAZDA4 ,NO LIV+ VE+ CAN DRAW W>M? FROM SU* A SUN4 

,ALREADY 9 ! DAYS ( ! ,*ALDEANS' NEO-,BABYLONIAN ,EMPIRE & EV5 E>LI]1 !RE WAS A MOVEM5T ABROAD TO CLEANSE ! WORLD ) FIRE1 TO BURN D[N ! LI<T-OB/RUCT+ ,LEVIA?AN4 

,N[1 9 ! DAYS ( ,POTIFEX ,MAXIMUS ,OCTAVIAN1 !RE IS AN EV5 GREAT] MOVEM5T1 BO? ABROAD & AT HOME4 ,:AT ,TURN] CALLS 0! CRISIS CULT0 IS ONLY ONE AMONG MANY P>TS ( ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,UN=TUNATELY = HUMANITY & = NATURE1 ! CRISIS CULT ?AT WILL EV5TUALLY FA!R ! ,WE/]N ,SPIRIT TAKES ROOT 9 A D>K CORN] :]E LI<T IS EXPECT$ TO %9E =? FROM ,OPTIMUS ,MAXIMUS1 FROM ! LI<TLESS AB/RACTION ( ,LEVIA?AN ITSELF4 

,! 0CRISIS CULT0 DOES NOT SPR+ \T ( ! AIR BUT \T ( ! ATTEMPTS ( HUMAN BE+S TO DIS5CUMB] !MSELVES ( ! 9TEGUM5T ?AT DEHYDRATES !M4 ,& IT IS NOT A 0CULT40 ,IT IS A LIV+ WAY ?AT BECOMES DA CULT ONLY :5 IT IS RE-5CAS$ 9 ! >TIFICE'S 9TEGUM5T4 

,!RE >E SOME NOTABLE CONT9UITIES FROM ! TIME ( ,*ALDEANS TO ! TIME ( ! ,IMP]IAL ,ROMANS4 

,9 ,*9A ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+1 ! ,WAY ?AT RECOGNIZES ! ,L,EVIA?AN AS AN OB/ACLE & NO?+ BUT AN OB/ACLE TO WELLBE+1 9SPIRES PEOPLE TO DROP \T ( ALL ! HI<LY ORGANIZ$ ACTIVITES (F]$ BY ! ,/ATE4 ,! ,*9ESE DROP-\TS MAY HAVE BE5 9FLU5C$ BY PO/-,P]ICLEAN ,GREEKS1 S9CE SOME ( !IR BAS-RELIEFS >E SAID TO BE SIMIL> TO ?OSE DONE BY ,GREEKS 9 NEI<BOR+ ,BACTRIA1 & SOME ( !IR BRONZES >E SAID TO BE ID5TICAL TO ?OSE ( ,SCY?IANS4 ,BUT 9 ,*9A !RE IS NO MOVEM5T ( MASS )DRAWAL -- NOT QUITE YET4 

,WE/ ( ,*9A1 !RE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONT9UITY BETWE5 ! ,/ATE-BURN]S ( E>LI] & LAT] DAYS4 ,APP>5TLY ,D>IUS'S WAV+ ( ! C&LE DID NOT ALTOGE!R EXNGUI% ! LI<T4 

,!RE IS A FASC9AT+ CLUE 9 ,! ,HOLY ,SCRIPTURE !MSELVES4 ,IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTT5 !RE BECAUSE ( SOMEONE'S OV]SI<T4 ,SU* OV]SI<TS >E NOT UNCOMMON 9 ,! ,BOOK4 ,WE'VE ALREADY SE5 ?AT ! WORDS ( A C]TA9 ,ISAIAH :O HAIL$ ,P]SIAN ,CYRUS AS ! ,MESSIAH GOT 9TO A *APT] NAM$ AFT] A DIFF]5ET ,ISAIAH :O LIV$ SEV]AL G5]ATIONS BE=E ,CYRUS4 ,! SCRIBES HAD A LOT ( MAT]IAL1 & !Y HAD TO PUT $IFY+ VISIONS & =MULATIONS 9TO ONE OR ANO!R ( ! *APT]S4 ,:5 !Y GOT TIR$1 !Y APP>5TLY FAIL$ TO MAKE SURE ! MAT]IAL CAME FROM ATTE/$ & C]TIFI$ ,MOSAIC S\RCES4 ,ONE SU* FRAGM5T GOT 9TO ! *APT] ON ,DANIEL4 

,! MA9 ,DANIEL IS SAID TO HAVE BE5 AN ,ISRAELITE :O LIVE 9 EXILE AMONG ! ,*ALDEANS ( ,BABYLON4 ,9T]SP]S$ ) ?IS ,DANIEL IS A %AD[Y *>ACT] :O LIVES MU* LAT]1 PROBABLY 9 ! DAYS ( ,ROME & ,P>?IA1 :O SPEAKS ! LANGUAGE NOT ( ,MOSES BUT ( ,Z>A?U/RA1 & :O LOOKS = ! COM+1 NOT ( ,YAHWEH1 BUT ( ,AHURA ,MAZDA4 ,?IS MAN SPEAKS ( A ,Z>A?U/RIAN SEQU5CE ( AGES1 :I* >E EMPIRES1 & HE VISUALIZES ! EMPIRES AS ,LEVIA?ANS4  
  

,& F\R GREAT BEA/S CAME UP FROM ! SEA1 DIV]SE ONE FROM ANO!R4 ,! FIR/ WAS LIKE A LION1 & HAD EAGLE'S W+S2 ,I BEHELD TILL ! W+S !RE( W]E PLUCK$ (F444 ,& BEHOLD ANO!R BEA/1 A SECOND1 LIKE TO A BE>1 & IT RAIS$ UP ITSELF ON ONE SIDE1 & IT HAD TREE RIBS 9 ITS M\? BETWE5 ITS TEE?2 & IT HAD ?REE RIBS 9 ITS M\? BETWE5 ITS TEE?2 & WAS SAID ?US UNTO IT3 0,>ISE1 DEV\R MU* FLE%40 ,AFT] ?IS ,I BEHELD1 & LO ANO!R1 LIKE A LEOP>D1 :I* HAD UPON ! SIDES ( IT F\R W+S ( A F[L2 ! BEA/ HAD ALSO F\R HEADS2 & DOM9ION WAS GIV5 TO IT4 ,AFT] ?IS ,I SAW 9 ! NI<T VISIONS1 & BEHOLD A F\R? BEA/1 DREADFUL & T]RIBLE1 & /RONG EXCE$+LY3 & IT HAD GREAT IRON TEE?2 IT DEV\R$ & BROKE 9 PIECES1 & /AMP$ ! RESIDUE ) ITS FEET2 & IT WAS DIV]SE FROM ALL ! BEA/S ?AT W]E BE=E IT2 & IT HAD T5 HORNS4 ,I CONSID]$ ! HORNS1 &1 BEHOLD1 !RE CAME UP AMONG !M ANO!R LITTLE HORN1 A LITTLE ONE1 BE=E :I* ?REE ( ! FIR/ HORNS W]E PLUCK$ UP BY ! FOOTS2 & BEHOLD1 9 ?IS HORN W]E EYES LIKE ! EYES ( A MAN1 & A M\? SPEAK+ GREAT ?+S444  
  
  

,!SE GREAT BEA/S1 :I* >E F\R1 >E F\R K+S1 ?AT %ALL >ISE \T ( ! E>?444  
  
  

,! F\R? BEA/444 %ALL DEV\R ! :OLE E>?1 & %ALL TREAD IT D[N1 & BREAK IT 9 PIECES444  
  
  

,BUT ! JUDGM5T %ALL SIT1 & HIS DOM9ION %ALL BE TAK5 AWAY TO BE CONSUM$ & TO BE DE/ROY$ UNTO ! 5D  
  

,9 ! DAYS ( ,PONTIFEX ,MAXIMUS ,OCTAVIAN1 ! ID5TITY ( ! F\R BEA/S BECOMES CLE>4 ,! FIR/ IS ! ,*ALDEAN1 ! SECOND ! ,P]SIAN1 ! ?IRD ! ,HELL5I/IC ,GREEK1 & ! F\R? MAY BE ! ,P>?IAN BUT IS MO/ LIKELY ! ,ROMAN4 ,& AFT] ! F\R? !RE >E NO MORE4 ,! SEQU5CE 5DS4 ,! F\R? BREAKS ! WORLD 9TO PIECES & IS ITSELF BROK54 ,AFT] ! F\R? BEA/ !RE IS ,LI<T1 ! LI<T ( ,AHURA ,MAZDA4 

,! AG5CY ?AT OV]TURNS ! F\R? BEA/ IS SUP]NATURAL4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT EXCLUDE HUMAN P>TICIPATION4 ,! MO/ SPIRIT$ REVOLUTION>IES >E ?OSE :O ?9K ! GODS >E FI<T+ ALONGSIDE !M4 

,DREAMS >E ! /UFF ! WORLD IS MADE (1 & SU* DREAMS >E SELF-FULLFILL+ PROPHESIES4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ! HELL ?AT ,ROME HAS MADE ( ,E>?1 IT WILL NOT BE LONG BE=E SOMEONE COMES & ANN\NCES1 0,I COME TO CA/ FIRE UPON ! E>T40 ,?IS ONE MEANS ! E>? ?AT IS ,ROME1 ! F\R? BEA/1 ! LA/4 ,HE COMES TO ANN\NCE ! 5D ( ,HIS-/ORY4 

,ROME DOES BURN4 ,BUT /IRR+ ITS A%ES1 LO & BEHOLD ANO!R LURK+ BEA/1 A FIF?1 ) LION BODY & HEAD ( A MAN1 A BEA/ ?AT %>$ ! FIREBR+]'S CRADLE1 A ,*UR*4  
  

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