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Andrew MacDonald's avatar

It was another time - or was it? We need men and women like this today.

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Neoliberal Feudalism's avatar

Very interesting story, thanks for sharing, Hugh. I had never heard of Andrew the Commander before.

I think Diocletian, who you touched on, is a fascinating figure, especially as he was the first Emperor to abdicate. The anecdote about the end of his life on wikipedia is especially fascinating: At Carnuntum people begged Diocletian to return to the throne, to resolve the conflicts that had arisen through Constantine's rise to power and Maxentius's usurpation. Diocletian's reply: "If you could show the cabbage that I planted with my own hands to your emperor, he definitely wouldn't dare suggest that I replace the peace and happiness of this place with the storms of a never-satisfied greed." I'd like to read a book on him, but the ones available all seem fairly academic and dry...

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