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What the Roman senate's grovelling before emperors explains about GOP senators' support for Trump

  • Written by Timothy Joseph, Associate Professor of Classics, College of the Holy Cross
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks to the media with members of the Senate Republican leadership, Oct. 29, 2019. AP/Jacquelyn Martin

Unhinged leaders, dynastic intrigue, devastation and plunder: For 15 years I have been researching and teaching the ancient historian Tacitus’ works on the history of the Roman Empire. It...

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