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Resource rich region feeling exploited by a distant central government Cultural and political alienation Grievances over autonomy External US influence Welcome back 1835 Texas Revolution

Do NOT forget to think about Rome today. Start with kings, then expel them, try yearly two k̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ consuls with a senate, it works well, until it doesn't, try autocracy, implement imperial system, and hit peak Pax Romana. Stay there. Hold it. Hold the door! holddador! HODOR!

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Fayum mummy portrait reconstructions vol.3 "Mummy Portrait of a Young Roman Girl" Roman Egypt, A.D. 120-150

Indians would love Rome because, since the annexation of Egypt, Roman-Indian trade was insanely one sided towards India. Roman demand for Indian luxury goods (black pepper, other spices, pearls, gemstones, ivory, exotic animals, cotton textiles, and silk from China) far exceeded

The Emperor of Mankind is essentially a trans person. trans-living

I thought US had a travel ban from islamic nations?

Julian the Apostate would’ve been interesting. Plans to reform Roman polytheism, along with the rest of Hellenistic and other polytheisms, plus the imperial cult, into a single church-like structure modeled on Christianity, complete with bishops, dioceses, and charities…