Good evening. This is John Batchel, speaking for Macha Vloz, and for Lundinium. Soon enough,

Gaius and Germanicus will appear magically at 6 p.m. East Coast time to converse with their

cups of wine by the Thames in 91 AD,

about the troubles in the 21st century,

the troubles in the first century AD, where they live,

and also to reflect upon the Roman way of maintaining an empire

in comparison to, say, the British way of maintaining an empire that was then

inherited by the American way of maintaining an empire. The conversation undoubtedly will turn on

Vladimir Putin, now said to be planning his succession. Who follows Putin is everything in a non-democracy.

The succession is the weakness of all dictators the political scientist teaches.

The conversation will also turn on the peculiar nature of American politics these days,

much to do about Elon Musk, not much to do about the U.S. Congress, not much to do about

what is to be done for the economy. Everything about Elon Musk, Musk, Musk, Musk, Musk, why so much?

Musk is said he's withdrawing from the scene, except for he'll look in now and again.

He's got work to do.

Tesla's results were unacceptable to the shareholders.

In addition, there's the eighth launch of SpaceX to get in the air and see if they can follow through on their

ambitions to get to the moon and Mars. But instead, Musk, Musk, Musk and the news. And we will also

comment on how Rome managed payments to threats, such as Attila the Hun.

It'll be a fun conversation.

So 6 p.m. East Coast time.

Gaius and Germanicus will sit down and speak from the first century AD about their concerns

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