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Jiang's characterization of Octavian's actual brilliance: long-term faction balancing rather than military genius.
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Political manipulator
Jiang's characterization of Octavian's actual brilliance: long-term faction balancing rather than military genius.
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"Because Octavian was a brilliant political manipulator. Okay? Being an emperor is very hard. He was emperor for 40 years. So, he had to..."
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"...Putin, then I think he will very much be the master manipulator behind the scenes. The third great unknown is China. China and Iran..."
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"...out of thin air okay he's just a fraud he's a manipulator he's a liar but so he did have a lot of fans..."
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Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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