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Gaius Manilius
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Sep 28, 2026
The Republic Didn't Die From One Man. It Died When Offices Got a Price Tag.

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27:34Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
We actually mentioned him in our intro.
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27:36Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
So in 66 BC, a tribune named Gaius Manilius, proposed transferring the entire eastern command to Pompey.
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27:44Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Nobody seriously argued that Pompey was needed out there.
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27:47Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The argument was that Pompey was owed, and the men who wanted Lucullus gone needed somewhere to put the command.
The Republic Didn't Die From One Man. It Died When Offices Got a Price Tag.
J
27:34Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
We actually mentioned him in our intro.
J
27:36Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
So in 66 BC, a tribune named Gaius Manilius, proposed transferring the entire eastern command to Pompey.
J
27:44Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Nobody seriously argued that Pompey was needed out there.
J
27:47Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The argument was that Pompey was owed, and the men who wanted Lucullus gone needed somewhere to put the command.