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caesars

noun

plural of caesar

as in tyrants

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way like many another third-world caesar, he cared little for the destitute class into which he himself had been born

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Because, after all, as in all of Haber’s novels, the point is not really what is happening in the world but what is happening in the mind—in this case the mind of the pettiest of tyrants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026

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For years, America’s conversation about the Middle East revolved around terrorism, stability, and the supposedly binary choice between friendly dictators and dangerous Islamists.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Suffering from severe financial inequality and oppressed by the yoke of dictators and oligarchs, the people rise up and storm the seat of government.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

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Beyond its fascinating reliefs depicting pharaohs and Egyptian deities, the temple offers sweeping panoramic views across Madrid’s western districts.

— Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Ozymandias is the ancient Greek name for Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-serving pharaohs.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

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