Sometime before the birth of Christ
A secret group in Rome appointed a super-secret Brotherhood of The Drone
To locate and assassinate the enemies of the empire
They did not publicize these successful efforts
And for centuries there were effective kills
Droning on
But as the empire began to totter following the birth of Christ
The Brotherhood of the Drone stepped up its activities
And could not avoid being outed
The pundits of the time were vociferous in support of the Empire
It was the last best hope of the world, said they
Finally of course barbarians overran the empire
The last man standing was Consul Newtonius Gingrichius
Surveying the wreckage he had nothing but praise for
The policy of assassination with impunity
