Episode 29 A More Perfect Empire

Published: June 8, 2013, 8:03 a.m.

b'\\u201cRemember this lesson well:\\xa0 Whenever you can, act as a liberator.\\xa0 Freedom, dignity, and wealth\\u2014these three together constitute the great happiness of humanity.\\xa0 If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die.\\u201d \\u2013 Cyrus the Great (quoted by Xenophon)\\nServius Tullius laid the foundation for the Roman Republic, but his dubious claim to the throne led to his violent overthrow by Tarquin the Proud.\\xa0 Cyrus the Great governed his vast empire with wisdom and temperance before meeting his end along Persia\\u2019s volatile eastern frontier.\\xa0 Cambyses II\\u2019s Egyptian designs were aided by a high-level betrayal in the court of Ahmose II.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'