Zuko sneered. "Die with your delusions."
Rome tried to solve this by debasing its currency—reducing the silver content in the denarius. The result was hyperinflation. Soldiers were paid in worthless coins, leading to mutiny. Emperors were assassinated every two years. The military, once the guardian of the state, became its primary destabilizer. martial empires
The Last Mandate of the Iron Phalanx
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From the ramparts of the Obsidian Keep, General Kaelen watched the horizon darken. He adjusted the heavy plates of his Spirit-Iron armor, the metal humming faintly against his skin—a vibration only those who had cultivated their Inner Sea could feel. once the guardian of the state
Martial Empires: When the Army Becomes the State