• sylver_dragon@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can’t remember how it ended.

    With his adopted son as dictator. Not the best example.

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      10 months ago

      He was also recognized as a god by the Roman state after his death as a stern lesson to all those aspiring dictators out there.