#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus recall the succession struggle when the empire passed from Tiberias to Germaicus (the frantic Caligula) -- and search for a peaceful succession sequel for POTUS Biden. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society.
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🗓️ 1 July 2024
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/30/biden-trump-debate-president-democrats-election/
1770 Rome
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| 0:32.4 | Friends of History Debating Society. I am Gai Stromanticus here. We've been enjoying ourselves reflecting |
| 0:38.1 | upon what the adversaries and the allies make of the conduct of the President of the United States on the debate |
| 0:44.5 | stage with a huge national audience watching and eventually a huge global audience. |
| 0:51.9 | The Foreign Minister of Poland, identified with a party that is understood |
| 0:58.9 | as transparent, democratic. The foreign minister writes, Democratic. |
| 1:05.0 | The foreign minister writes, Marcus Rilius was a great emperor, |
| 1:07.0 | but he messed up his succession by passing the baton to his feckles and comatist. |
| 1:11.0 | He reminds all of us he from the gladiator, whose disastrous |
| 1:16.0 | wolves started Rome's decline. It's important to manage one's ride into the sunset. In other words, my translation, Marcus Aurelius aired badly |
| 1:30.4 | in not preparing the succession. |
| 1:34.0 | I believe that Mr Biden has prepared a succession. |
| 1:38.0 | So the Constitution, there is a succession. It's in place. Therefore, we look to how it didn't work with |
| 1:47.8 | the Julian Claudian, Claudius, Claudian families. When Tiberius retreated to Capri, it was acceptable at first, but over time it became alienating that the Emperor had no interest whatsoever |
| 2:08.6 | in the Roman politics of the city or the Senate. |
| 2:14.0 | And several attempts were made to take over. |
| 2:17.0 | And they were pushed back. |
| 2:20.0 | But eventually, Tiberius, who was long lived, passed away, and Kaleguilla was his successor. |
| 2:27.0 | There are stories about Kaleguilla hurrying along Tiberius to his end, but in any event, |
| 2:32.0 | Tiberius had adopted a colleague with her Germanicus was his name |
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