[henkster]

But there are always consequences that result from destroying the rule of law, and they do eventually affect those tyrants at the top.

Sure, Ceasar was assassinated in the Senate in 44 B.C. But by then the Republic was already dead letter. And it didn't get revived, either. The tyrants pay, but first they get to be tyrants. The masses at the bottom just pay.

[Olog-hai]

Rome’s military was not undermined by Caesar, which is a notable difference.