If They Lived Today
Historical figures reimagined as modern people
If Sun Tzu Lived Today: The Strategist Who Would Never Need an Office
Sun Tzu wrote thirteen chapters that have been used to justify everything from Walmart's supply chain to the invasion of Iraq. Drop him into 2026 and he becomes the consultant every CEO wants and no one can actually hire.
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If Machiavelli Lived Today: The Prince as Political Consultant
Niccolo Machiavelli spent his career watching power operate and writing down what he saw with uncomfortable precision. In 2026, he would be the most-cited and least-invited guest in Washington.
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If Cleopatra Lived Today: The Sovereign Wealth Operator Who Picks Her Own Husbands
Cleopatra ran a Mediterranean empire by leveraging Egypt's grain, currency, and shipping against Rome's politicians. Drop her into 2026 and the playbook reads as a sovereign wealth fund with a marriageable CEO.
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If Julius Caesar Lived Today: The Self-Branded Populist Who'd Cross Every Line
Drop Julius Caesar into 2026 and he doesn't run for office the normal way. He builds a media empire, conquers a market everyone else has written off, then walks into the capital with a personal army of followers and a smile that says: try and stop me.
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