The emotional investment in the arena was the anesthetic that made the decay bearable.
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The Final Lap of an Empire
Decades ago, my father forced me to watch the film Ben-Hur starring Charlton Heston.
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June 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The emotional investment in the arena was the anesthetic that made the decay bearable.
#BenHur #MassDistraction #FallOfEmpires #Readsky #Booksky #News #SpectacleCulture #CriticalThinking #AncientRome #Tiberius #HistoryRepeats #WakeUpCall #BibleStories #Moviesky #Filmsky #FoodForThought #NotAnExpert
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January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM