Ada Palmer on Nostr: nprofile1q…t0zw6 nprofile1q…m50n2 Yep, reusing Rome for propaganda was perennial ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqrefv0rzeadswqcxj80jgpy0pue58ge50yj8mystxjc503fkjnaeskt0zw6 (nprofile…0zw6) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqdkvkmly39llw2vauwc05pzuekztw67dlqfd3x3vxa0swrrd3qwds9m50n2 (nprofile…50n2) Yep, reusing Rome for propaganda was perennial long before the Renaissance. But the Renaissance did change its political valence & make it even more competitive than before, greatly increasing how many different powers were playing the Rome card at once, and how ut connected to aspirational social mobility & library building.