Trolligarch

When I created the Roman Empire in November 2016, I knew nothing about the Roman Empire.

I didn't even know that the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic were two different things.

My principal history adviser and future Roman Empress, Vocaloid., told me she learnt Roman history from reading Percy Jackson novels. "Eh, good enough," I thought as I deferred to her on design choices.

I knew next to nothing about how government worked. When a player called .Max. came to me with his concerns about the elected Empress's power to appoint the head of the Senate, citing separation of powers, I gave him the virtual equivalent of a blank stare. "Separation of powers"? What's that?

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