HBO's Rome: Consul Gaius Octavian Caesar

Octavian in his first Senatorial appearance as consul of the Roman Republic. Or at least, it was a Republic... BAMF!

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[Takua38000]

2:26 OWNED!!!

[Romanstandrd]

@Takua38000 2:35 "... well, fuck."

[KingE20]

@Evenflowist314 Indeed he would mock the US. A new Octavian wil arrive somewhere again one day. Let us hope so.

[Evenflowist314]

@KingE20

Very much so. One man can transform an entire society only if he is selfless and isn't tempted by power or is at least not an idiot about it. That's how all empires fall. Octavian would laugh at the U.S. today.

[KingE20]

@Evenflowist314 With a single Leader in control nothing can hold back a nation or people from achieveing utter glory and honor. As has been the case Numerous times in history. Unfortunately, current day politics and people forget the greatest achievements of mankind and history were commited by Dictatorships/Monarchies/Empir­es. Sad isn't it?

[KingE20]

@KenMacMillan You forget that Dictatorships are also a work in progress, all you need is the natural evolution for the Dictatorship, that even though he has almost unlimited power but he is severely limited to commit acts of utter depravity. Like in Octavian (Augustus) and with the Great Napoleon I , The People lived normal lives in relative peace and order was in place. Chaos in any form is a hinderance and the Propaganda of Certain People / Politcial movements forget that Rome existed.

[Evenflowist314]

@KenMacMillan

I see plenty of corruption already, without a dictator behind the wheel. Damned if we do, damned if we don't.

[KenMacMillan]

@Evenflowist314 Our current system is progress at work. It was started by people who felt wholeheartedly that the age of the founders was a quaint, simpler time and we needed to move beyond that into the modern era. The result was the great depression, monetary inflation, the modern eugenics movement, Japanese internment camps, and continuous war. Not to mention corruption & stagnation.

[Evenflowist314]

@KenMacMillan

Clutter of politics is what holds progress back, hence this whole thing we call partisan Congress. Just more corruption and stagnation. Damned if we do and damned if we don't.

[KenMacMillan]

@Evenflowist314 You also had about 600 years of consecutive war. The clutter of politics is what saves lives. The more it's sorted out, the more people suffer.

[Evenflowist314]

@KenMacMillan

Sometimes it takes an individual to sort out the clutter of politics. Sad but true. Octavian proved this and as a result you had the Pax Romana.

[KenMacMillan]

@Evenflowist314 Then we would have a dictator.