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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

How's this for a founding myth?

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Two kids left in the forest, dressed in animal pelts, raised by a she-wolf — unusual beginnings for what might be the greatest corporation ever: The Roman Empire. Humorist Stanley Bing gives us the history lesson.

Photo: Rome, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the First Multinational Corporation

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