We can exaggerate the power of Peter the Great in this vast empire that's expanding south and already expanding toward Siberia and such distant places.
Fictional memoirs of the Roman general and consul who decisively beat back the mortal threat of Hannibal and rival power Carthage, thereby establishing the Roman Empire's extraordinary dominance for the next semimillennium.
For instance, having a single figure in charge of intelligence probably makes sense, but even Mr Negroponte's new power will not give him a real grip on his sprawling empire (much of which is run by the Defence Department).
