> That's a long way of saying, be careful when you think you've got a lesson from history. It probably says more about you than the Romans. Isn't that the whol

> That's a long way of saying, be careful when you think you've got a lesson from history. It probably says more about you than the Romans. Isn't that the whole point of the exercise - finding similarities with Roman history conveys authority to something you want to say about the present.