(January 26, 2017 at 11:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...-historian
Quote:Donald Trump has 'fascinating parallels' with Caligula, says historian
Quote:He has not yet made a horse his running mate, but Donald Trump can be compared to one of the most notorious of all Roman emperors, Caligula, according to best-selling historian Tom Holland.
Holland told the Hay festival there were fascinating parallels between the actions and success of Trump and what was going on in Rome 2,000 years ago.
Caligula has gone down in history as one of the maddest and baddest of all Roman emperors, a name synonymous with the worst excesses of absolute power.
Let's not forget the Caligula built two gigantic and enormously expenses ships on Lake Nemi which were the height of first century luxury and, like a lot of what the WLB does, seem to serve no purpose except his own aggrandizement.
And the Nazis burnt them as they retreated from Italy, just a nasty peace of historical vandalism.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
