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2 timestamped hits 2 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2025-03-13, day precision Aliases: caligulas

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Caligula

China had the technologies that made modernity possible, then built a political culture that made those technologies inert.

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China had the technologies that made modernity possible, then built a political culture that made those technologies inert.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Bureaucracy That Ate China (2025-03-13, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The Bureaucracy That Ate China; Caesar's Death Made Octavian Emperor.

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Jiang lecture published 2024-11-19

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Tiberius destroys Augustus's succession design by killing Germanicus and his family, then adopting Caligula, causing the system to break down quickly.

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Caesar's Death Made Octavian Emperor

2024-11-19, day precision · Civilization #16: Julius Caesar's Will and Octavian's Birth of Empire

Transcript

"...a lot of people, okay? And then he adopted someone named Caligula, who was Germanicus' youngest son, to be the emperor, and Caligula was..."

The Bureaucracy That Ate China

2025-03-13, day precision · Civilization #38: Twilight of the Middle Kingdom

Transcript

"...But Julius Caesar was just one of many. There was also Caligula, Nero. And a lot more emperors. Okay? So because of this, new..."

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