Girino Vey!

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Girino Vey!
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Wait for the drop... 🎶 English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus perform Carl Orff’s bone-chilling ‘O Fortuna’ under the baton of conductor Paul Daniel at Classic FM Live in 2023. ‘O Fortuna’ is part of Orff’s cantata, ‘Carmina Burana’, which is based on a collection of 24 medieval Latin poems. The title means ‘Oh Fate’, and it is a lament about the inescapable power of fate, a force that rules both gods and mortals in Roman and Greek mythology. You might recognise it from its use in films such as ‘Excalibur’, ‘Natural Born Killers’, and ‘Jackass’, and in Saturday night show ‘The X Factor’, where it was used to heighten tension during its biggest moments. 🗳️ Vote for ‘O Fortuna’ in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Link in bio Source:
image According to Polybius, governments follow a predictable cycle of rise, decay, and replacement. The cycle begins with monarchy, rule by a single virtuous leader. Over time, monarchy degenerates into tyranny when the ruler becomes corrupt and self serving. Tyranny is overthrown and replaced by aristocracy, rule by the virtuous few. Aristocracy eventually decays into oligarchy, when the ruling elite govern for their own benefit. Oligarchy is then replaced by democracy, rule by the people. Finally, democracy degenerates into ochlocracy, or mob rule, when public order collapses and decisions are driven by passion rather than law. Out of chaos, a strong leader emerges, restoring monarchy, and the cycle begins again. Polybius believed that Rome’s mixed constitution, combining elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, helped delay this cycle by balancing competing forces. Later thinkers such as Machiavelli were influenced by this idea. Source: