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Re:Review of the Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence... by ogogmad on Saturday November 05, 2022 @10:03AM (#33481572)
> The debauches sound wholly fabricated

Seems plausible to me. If you allow a horny 14 year old boy to get anything he wants, this is what happens. Any system that enables this to happen though is stupid.

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Re:Review of the Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence... by pencilguin on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:27PM (#33485995)
A horny teenager is easily satisfied without public spectacle. A resentful chattering class, less so.
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