That's a great story, and I'm glad to have read it. However, I find that it takes a rather sympathetic view of Rome. The more I learn about the Roman empire,

That's a great story, and I'm glad to have read it. However, I find that it takes a rather sympathetic view of Rome. The more I learn about the Roman empire, the more I see how incredibly brutal it was. I don't think that level of brutality is actually sustainable, but it had a long, long run.