Barry Strauss
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The Daily Stoic · The Fall Of The Roman Republic Was A Warning | Barry Strauss · 18 Jul 2026
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You know, it wouldn't have ended up as the way it ended up, but it might have ended up as an Egyptian empire, which could have been totally different.
Yeah.
I mean, I think if you look at the founding, if you look at the American independence, how amazing that was.
I wouldn't say it was totally unexpected.
The British foreign office or whatever, the colonial office, whatever it's called at the time, certainly had totally the idea, gee, if we defeat the French, that'll be great.
But there's one problem.
The colonies won't need us anymore.
Yeah.
Still, the fact that the rebels were able to pull this off is kind of amazing.
Yeah.
Washington, of course, was a huge fan of Cato.
But the Cato that he loved was the Cato of Addison's play.
Yes.
From the early 18th century.
It was not really the real Cato, not the historical Cato.
Right.
Imaginary Cato.
Yes, exactly.
Yeah, imagine if our leaders used the Broadway version of Hamilton.
Yes, yes, absolutely.
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