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realPierreDelecto 16 points ago +18 / -2

hes technically right. Caesar crossed the Rubicon to instill himself as dictator effectively ending the republic and starting the empire.

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thunderstorm 17 points ago +17 / -0

The Republic was already over by that point, Caesar just made sure he was the one in charge.

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UpTrump 4 points ago +5 / -1

Is this the start of the American empire?

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thunderstorm 1 point ago +1 / -0

Doesn't the empire already exist? We've just been living in an illusion of a republic.

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