Mary Beard answers 'which Roman Emperor is Donald Trump most like?' The Today Podcast BBC

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10. Perhaps - then again, that might've been just the half of it

My personal favorite, among the Julio-Claudian bestiarium of nasties, was Tiberius' mother Livia.

The woman - so historians allege - almost single-handedly shaped the era by selectively and oh-so methodically poisoning and otherwise disposing of anyone who happened to be in the way of her life's goal: to have her incompetent, degenerate son enthroned.

In a away, she was a lot like Old Man Bush.

Elitist, scheming, strategic and ruthless - but veiled behind a genteel and polished demeanor.

None of which made the resulting harm to the empire any less tragic though.

Let's just hope Cheeto doesn't install himself as dictator, leaving Cokehead Donnie as his heir (and you know he wants to).

History has that way of rhyming...