There’s a list, pinned up in the Roman Forum in 43 BC, with names of citizens marked for death. Cicero’s name is on it. So is the name of a senator’s own brother, turned in by his sibling for a share of the reward. This is not the polished, marble version of Rome that shows… Read More »
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