What do you think, @BretDevereaux ?https://twitter.com/markmackinnon/status/1323971289003032576 …
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Imagine what Roman Twitter would have been like all through the crisis of the 3rd century
More on the point, check out Augustine's "City of God" or Ammianus Marcellinus for a bit of that despair!-no-wait-everything-is-fine-wait-no-despair!-again energy.
Herodian's *wild* history of the years 235-238 gets pretty close to that vibe, especially with the first two Gordians and the Senate making wild overreactions to dim rumors and then being immediately caught flat-footed.
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We're still some time away from the moment when the Praetorians kill the Emperor and basically auction the emperorship to the highest bidder, though.
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Nah the Deep State's gonna strike any day now...
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