Bureaucracy: Rome's Strength and Flaw

Imagine an empire without emperors. No kings. No single ruler. Just paperwork.

While barbarians charged with swords, Romans showed up with census forms and tax records.

The Republic ran on bureaucracy so sophisticated it would make modern governments jealous.

Every citizen was catalogued. Every soldier counted. Every grain of wheat documented.

This wasn't just organization, it was weaponized administration. Before we continue,

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mapped out a politician's entire career path, office by office, year by year. You couldn't just

seize power, you had to climb the ladder. Quaestor, aedile,