tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378556.post157056594062327828..comments2010-01-01T06:01:08.784-08:00Michael Bonannohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310353477841561706noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378556.post-1837567450493453272006-10-29T23:48:00.000-08:002006-10-29T23:48:00.000-08:00An extremely interesting hypothetical, and not all unlikely (tragically).<br /><br />It is interesting in this context to read the accounts (by Livy, Suetonius, Tacitus, et al) of the process by which the Roman senate relinquished Rome's status as a republic and created the Caesars. Very quickly and easily, actually.<br /><br />By creating mini-dynasties like the Bush family, we've already gone a little way down this road. In which case we may well have jumped ahead to Caligula without noticing....Dr. Hulbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09792113784689147077noreply@blogger.com