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James Erwin was
browsing reddit.com on his lunch break when a thread piqued his
interest. A user called The_Quiet_Earth had posed the question: "Could
I destroy the entire Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus if I
traveled back in time with a modern U.S. Marine infantry battalion or
MEU?"
The question struck a chord with the 37-year-old Erwin, a technical
writer from Des Moines, Iowa, who happened to be finishing a book
called The Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Actions ... [Cont]
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Who
amongst us haven't fantasized about driving an A-10 Warthog over
Gettysburg PA, on July 3 1863? Or unloading his B-52 on Madison
Square Garden, on July 16, 1992? About 10PM?
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Erwin’s
story, which he titled Rome, Sweet Rome, has a cult following among
reddit members, its own subreddit on the site, and has inspired fan
music and art. But from the beginning, his posts received comments
critiquing the accuracy of his conjured tale.
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But, why Caesar's Rome? Well, they did give is Mussolini and the
Fiat Strada. Anyway, it's caused quite a to-do on Reddit, if you're of
a mind.
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