Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The dogs in my life have been far more beloved by me than almost all the people in it and not for NOTHING as the pooches are usually loyal and very predictable. People not so much. Crooked timber of humanity and all that. And when they give a completely inept sociopath the hammer and nails....

Been reading a book about a military campaign that happened during Nero's campaign. Fictional book. The Blood of Rome by Simon Scarrow. Simon Scarrow's Official Website Some of these Roman emperors made a thorough mess of things because of the almost complete lack of checks and balances on their behavior. There were very good ones, too, though but it would have been quite hard to live in these times.