[LIConFem]

The Italians haven’t had a decent gov’t since Julius Caesar killed the republic.

[aynrandfreak]

To be fair, Augustus was quite good, which is a big part of why the Emperor role stayed.

[Hawthorn]

>> The Italians haven’t had a decent gov’t since Julius Caesar killed the republic <<

I thought Constantine was a good guy.

But then, he did move the seat of gov’t from Rome to Byzantium.

So maybe the Italians don’t rate him as highly as would I.