“Who knew Rome had a liberal period?”
Wait, there’s more. Look up what the Romans were doing in the days of the late Republic. They formed two political factions: the Optimates, or Conservatives, and the Populares, or Liberals. In the early 1st century B.C., one general, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, thought he could solve Rome’s political problems by killing all the liberals, and retired when it looked like he succeeded. However, it didn’t work because he let one Optimate go; he was persuaded to spare this man because he was only nineteen years old. Still, Sulla had his misgivings because the young man was obviously ambitious, and said, “In this man I see many Mariuses,” referring to Marius, the liberal leader. I’m sure you’ve heard of the young man who got away. His name was Gaius Julius Caesar.
This is a TRUE story?!?!