Dark History of the Roman Emperors — When Power Had No Safe Transfer
What happens when the most powerful office in a political system has no dependable method of succession?
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Using Dark History of the Roman Emperors by Michael Kerrigan as our lens, this episode investigates the institutional structure beneath Rome’s history of assassination, betrayal, corruption, military rivalry, and civil war.
Kerrigan’s account moves through the darker realities of imperial power, from the Republic’s collapse under ambitious military strongmen to the dynastic conflicts and violent successions of…
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