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[–] 2 points 9 months ago

Now that is a labour union

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    [–] 9 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Ugh, we keep making this mistake. Gotta have rotating groups of body guard, and a secret group of body guards watching the other body guards (best to ensure all body guards are in mutually exclusive secret groups watching all of the other body guards.)

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 10 months ago

    The Praetorians watch the Emperor

    The Imperial German Bodyguard watches the Praetorians

    The Urban Cohorts watch the Imperial German Bodyguard

    The Frumentarii watch the Urban Cohorts

    The Emperor watches the Frumentarii

    The Praetorians watch the Emperor...

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    @PugJesus I loved the scene in the I, Claudius series where the non-Latin speaking guard is prevented from killing Claudius after the death of Caligula. "He's the Kaiser, Heinie!"

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