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    1 year ago

    I don’t know enough about Roman politics to contradict but “any civilisation really” is definitely too broad of a stroke.

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        1 year ago

        Sure. But it only really becomes a problem in very large communities. A chieftain overseeing 50-100 villagers isn’t as easily corrupted.