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Dr_Manhattan comments on How would you take over Rome? - Less Wrong Discussion

25 Post author: Yvain 14 March 2012 04:24PM

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Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 15 March 2012 12:28:55AM 1 point [-]

Pretty much such a de facto takeover of Egypt (relying on an equivalent of knowledge of the future) is portrayed in the biblical story of Joseph. But it required some improbable events, so no cigar.