• I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    I suppose the burning of Rome made a lot of previously subjugated people celebrate wildly for the misfortune of their conquerors.

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      The Great Fire of Rome killed a lot of people and destroyed a lot of wealth, but was inconsequential to the Empire as a whole. This is more Emperor Honorius bribing the barbarians not to invade, then stiffing them and pissing off to feed his pet birds as Rome was looted for the first time in over 700 years.