Episode 263 - Thursday, March 8, 1979
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Episode 263 - Thursday, March 8, 1979

The tyrant's rage, after having shed the noblest blood of the senate, at length recoiled on the principal instrument of his cruelty. Whilst Commodus was immersed in blood and luxury, he devolved the detail of the public business on Perennis, a servile and ambitious minister, who had obtained his post by the murder of his predecessor, but who possessed a considerable share of vigor and ability. By acts of extortion, and the forfeited estates of the nobles sacrificed to his avarice, he had accumulated an immense treasure. The Praetorian guards were under his immediate command; and his son, who already discovered a military genius, was at the head of the Illyrian legions. Perennis aspired to the empire; or what, in the eyes of Commodus, amounted to the same crime, he was capable of aspiring to it, had he not been prevented, surprised, and put to death. The fall of a minister is a very trifling incident in the general history of the empire; but it was hastened by an extraordinary circumstance, which proved how much the nerves of discipline were already relaxed. The legions of Britain, discontented with the administration of Perennis, formed a deputation of fifteen hundred select men, with instructions to march to Rome, and lay their complaints before the emperor. These military petitioners, by their own determined behaviour, by inflaming the divisions of the guards, by exaggerating the strength of the British army, and by alarming the fears of Commodus, exacted and obtained the minister's death, as the only redress of their grievances. This presumption of a distant army, and their discovery of the weakness of government, was a sure presage of the most dreadful convulsions.

The negligence of the public administration was betrayed, soon afterwards, by a new disorder, which arose from the smallest beginnings. A spirit of desertion began to prevail among the troops: and the deserters, instead of seeking their safety in flight or concealment, infested the highways. Maternus, a private soldier, of a daring boldness above his station, collected these bands of robbers into a little army, set open the prisons, invited the slaves to assert their freedom, and plundered with impunity the rich and defenceless cities of Gaul and Spain. The governors of the provinces, who had long been the spectators, and perhaps the partners, of his depredations, were, at length, roused from their supine indolence by the threatening commands of the emperor. Maternus found that he was encompassed, and foresaw that he must be overpowered. A great effort of despair was his last resource. He ordered his followers to disperse, to pass the Alps in small parties and various disguises, and to assemble at Rome, during the licentious tumult of the festival of Cybele. To murder Commodus, and to ascend the vacant throne, was the ambition of no vulgar robber. His measures were so ably concerted that his concealed troops already filled the streets of Rome. The envy of an accomplice discovered and ruined this singular enterprise, in a moment when it was ripe for execution.

Edward Gibbon. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1, Chapter 4, Part I.

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Episode 2474 - Wednesday, March 27, 1985

Episode 2474 - Wednesday, March 27, 1985

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Episode 2473 - Tuesday, March 26, 1985

Episode 2473 - Tuesday, March 26, 1985

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Episode 2472 - Monday, March 25, 1985

Episode 2472 - Monday, March 25, 1985

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Episode 2471 - Sunday, March 24, 1985

Episode 2471 - Sunday, March 24, 1985

This week, Jonathan has died. His brother Danny courageously steps up to summarize Garfield in his stead. Will Jon come back to life next week? Or maybe Chris will be dead? Only time will tell. Your hosts for today were Christopher Winter and Jonathan Gibson Daniel Gibson. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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Episode 2470 - Saturday, March 23, 1985

Episode 2470 - Saturday, March 23, 1985

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Episode 2469 - Friday, March 22, 1985

Episode 2469 - Friday, March 22, 1985

This week, Jonathan has died. His brother Danny courageously steps up to summarize Garfield in his stead. Will Jon come back to life next week? Or maybe Chris will be dead? Only time will tell. Your hosts for today were Christopher Winter and Jonathan Gibson Daniel Gibson. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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Episode 2468 - Thursday, March 21, 1985

Episode 2468 - Thursday, March 21, 1985

This week, Jonathan has died. His brother Danny courageously steps up to summarize Garfield in his stead. Will Jon come back to life next week? Or maybe Chris will be dead? Only time will tell. Your hosts for today were Christopher Winter and Jonathan Gibson Daniel Gibson. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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Episode 2467 - Wednesday, March 20, 1985

Episode 2467 - Wednesday, March 20, 1985

This week, Jonathan has died. His brother Danny courageously steps up to summarize Garfield in his stead. Will Jon come back to life next week? Or maybe Chris will be dead? Only time will tell. Your hosts for today were Christopher Winter and Jonathan Gibson Daniel Gibson. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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