interdesting find just now… not noted before in archives, either. not sure if it means anything, but definitely an interdesting coincidence..
The Storm Before The Storm
The beginning of the end of the Roman Republic
Mike Duncan
With a sword on the cover
>magic sword?
https://www.amazon. com/Storm-Before-Beginning-Roman-Republic/dp/1610397215
For reference, Q's first post was 10/28/17, 4 days after this book was published.
Trump's reference to the storm was on 10/5/17, 19 days prior to publish.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/05/trump-calm-before-the-storm-243519
This book is about what lead to the downfall of Rome. Right before Jesus came to SoS. Just like now?
In 146 BC, Rome finally emerged as the strongest power in the Mediterranean. But the very success of the Republic proved to be its undoing. The republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled: rising economic inequality disrupted traditional ways of life, endemic social and ethnic prejudice led to clashes over citizenship and voting rights, and rampant corruption and ruthless ambition sparked violent political clashes that cracked the once indestructible foundations of the Republic.