I have just been informed by a sharp-eyed reader that I goofed.

In an earlier post today — “The Inevitable Collapse of Empires” — I included a photo of the French Emperor Napoleon and erroneously described him as the last Roman Emperor, Flavius Romulus Augustulus.

Here, in the interest of accuracy, is the real Romulus Augustulus, or the best available representation of him . . . in which, interestingly, his name is written as “Augustus.”

So thankful for readers like Jillian who keep me on the straight and narrow!

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
1/26/26