spartacus

Crassus: Financier and War Profiteer

We find that you Romans have not got very good memories about the terms of treaties. — Parthian general Surena, upon confronting Crassus and his invading legions. Who was Marcus Licinius Crassus (ca. 112-53 BCE )?  Like a modern-day financier, he was a predatory (usurious) lender; like a modern-day oligarch, he acquired vast real-estate holdings […]

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

The Deep State Has A Name. Its Name Is Spartacusby NoahIf this was an alternate Kellyanne Conway kind of universe, one could almost feel some sympathy for President Basket Case. Almost? Well, not really. All of the troubles that the naked orange emperor is facing are of his own making; his hair, his horrid mutant children, his silicon mail order wife, even his orange skin and the weird dead white flesh around his eyes. Most immediate though is his current predicament.