In this episode of _Life of Caesar_, Cam and Ray reunite for a characteristically wild ride through ancient Roman history, personal chaos, and philosophical side quests. The boys start by catching up—Ray recounts a week full of weddings, funerals, and destroyed lawnmowers, while Cam confesses to smashing his monitor and celebrating two anniversaries with Chrissy (meeting + first bang). Then it’s back to Rome in the year 69 CE, where the Senate finally declares Vespasian Emperor, despite him still being in Egypt. His youngest son Domitian (nicknamed Ian) is appointed with a flashy title and fancy clothes—but no actual power. Instead, the real muscle is with Mucianus, the shadow consul and political fixer. Cam and Ray unpack the politics of the time, the rise of Flavian authority, age gaps in the Vespasian family, and the final veto ever used in the Roman Republic. All this, plus Ned Kelly, classical music, stoic resistance, and the difference between “kindness” and “dog” in Latin. Another classic.
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