#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

6442.559 - 6465.868 Gregory Aldrete

And here's a guy who brings peace and stability and doesn't seem oppressive or cruel or whatever. So you're like, okay, fine. I don't care. Maybe he's killed the republic, but at least we're not dying in the streets anymore. So that's a big thing he does. And secondly – Even though Augustus always seemed kind of sickly, his constitution, he lives forever. He rules for like 50 years.