In the late Roman Republic, power came from having your own legions, lots of money, and/or also the ability to sway the electorate.
The original Roman Triumvirs only had ability in certain areas, but not in others.
Crassus had the most money, but very little serious battlefield victories (that's why he tried to invade Parthia).
Pompey had the most battlefield exp, but he was getting old.
Caesar was in debt, but had the best charisma for elections.
What would an American Octavian actually be?
He would both be a showman with extreme charisma, and also be the greatest engineer of weapons.
He is probably a Gen Z teenager. Post 2020 Gen Z, born in the early 2010s.
21st Century Warfare:
AI guided drone beats human guided drone.
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The Ned Flanders types are too cowardly, to volunteer to preach to 50,000 Romans in the Coliseum, surrounded by lions.
Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:
Axiom-4 launch delayed today, a LOX leak was detected in Falcon 9 booster B1094's engine bay. This is B1094's second launch.
They are flying to the ISS on a brand new Crew Dragon (the 5th one built). They will be giving it a new name.
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