The Tyrannicides

In 514 BCE, the ancient Greeks Harmodius and Aristogeiton stabbed and killed the tyrant ruler of Athens, Hipparchus. (For conveinance and comedy's sake, Harmodius is now "Harm" for short and Aristogeiton is now "Arrogance"). This murder was the first recorded act of tyrannicide which made Harm and Arrogance forever a part of history.

Sure enough, Harm and Arrogance seemed to set a trend. After their famous tyrannicide and liberation of Athens, many others would follow in their example and dispose of their despot leaders. With the tyrannicide of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, Brutus and the other Liberatores followed Harm and Arrogance into history.

But the killing of tyrants didn't stop there. Many other Roman Emperors, Medieval Kings, and modern leaders such as Abraham Lincoln and Benito Mussolini are considered the victims of tyranicide. Their infamous assasins such as John Wilkes Booth and numerous other revolutionaries are now reffered to as "Tyranicides" for their killing of tyrants. However, the great Harm and Arrogance will always be the deathless and original Tyrannicides. It seems that these two ancient Greeks really did set an unending trend. So who is next to join the dead tyrants? And who will be the next Tyrannicides?

Sidenote:
If anyone is a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, read his superb poem of Harm and Arrogance here
http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/poe/17480

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar. What a guy right? Caesar was one of the greatest military and political minds to have ever lived. An individual of extraordinary caliber, a man of immeasurable intellect and virtue. However, you don't need a history lesson of his legendary exploits and conquests of Gaul and Britain. One thing stands out in particular. In 49 BCE Caesar crossed the Rubicon river and seized control of Rome. He proclaimed himself dictator perpetuo and took down the Republic. Caesar's reign single-handedly gave rise to the Roman Empire; an unstoppable force which would change the world forever.

Crossing the Rubicon is now a phrase of the english language- meaning to do a momentous action. Julius Caesar united the known world under one government, under the iron fist of one leader. Even though the Roman Empire enslaved a few cultures, its existence led to the greatest period in the history of technology, arts, sciences, philosophy, and peace(through conquest). Eventually, the empire fell to corruption and other inconvenient happenings, but this rubicon-crossing, world uniting led to the advancement of humanity.

Now its my turn to cross the Rubicon- do you think the world would be better under one leader? Under one government? There would be no wars- and world peace to go around for all. Maybe one government is the answer to the future- to expand to the stars- and usher in a new age of prosperity and peace. Under a man like Caesar, would the world be a better place? Or are these just crazy Malthusian theories?