Makes me think of the Romans. Supposedly when they conquered territories, they k...

digi_owl on Feb 29, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why do Chinese political leaders have engineering ...

Makes me think of the Romans. Supposedly when they conquered territories, they killed the head of state and his closest supporters, but left much of the power structure intact. Then they put their own people up top, to funnel taxes etc to Rome.