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Ancient and modern

What ancient Roman Remainiacs can teach Matthew Parris

26 May 2018

9:00 AM

26 May 2018

9:00 AM

Matthew Parris feels that he has become a genuine Remainiac, and kindly readers, fearing for his mental health, have been springing to his aid. The Roman elite, who felt the same sense of disempowerment after the republic collapsed and Augustus became the first Roman emperor in 27bc, might have a solution.

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