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I don’t love the way he describes women…

First Stephen King book kinda nervous

Last chapter made me sob 👍

Omg trial up next #freeMitya

12. Domitian. Man he was kind of cruel too. He was constantly plotting against big brother Titus, and he was “everywhere hated and feared.” He was assassinated and the Senate declared damnatio memoriae, meaning they sought to erase him from history. Destroy his statues, erase his images, mark out his name on plaques, etc. Oh well, shouldn’t have been so cruel.

11. Titus. Vespasian’s son and another good one (according to Suetonius)! He was an “object of universal love and adoration,” handsome, and graceful. He only reigned about two years and died from a sudden fever. Fun facts: he was emperor when the Colosseum was dedicated, but also when Mount Vesuvius erupted. There was also another Rome fire and an awful plague during his reign. But Suetonius said he was good.

rip fyodor, you were unbearable

10. Vespasian. I think he’s my favorite so far! Rome was struggling after Nero-Vitellius, & Vespasian started to rebuild it. He started construction on the Colosseum and was known as modest, lenient, and patient—a nice change of pace given the previous 6 or so knobs. He was a jokester and said on his deathbed, “Dear me! I must be turning into a god.” RIP Vespasian, you deserved better than death by diarrhea.

9. Vitellius. Not much about him except that he admired Nero 🚩 and was “unusually tall” and cruel. He was killed by soldiers at 56 years old and thrown in the Tiber.

Dostoevsky took all of Book V to wax religious via Elder Zosima what

8. Otho. Had Galba killed. Ruled less than 100 days before he k!lled himself while fighting Vitellius. I have not formed a solid opinion. Was friends with Nero though kind of.

These Russians are yappers (three separate chapters for one conversation)

Oh it’s getting good

7. Galba. He didn’t even get to reign a full year before he was assassinated, yikes. He was also described as cruel and greedy though—shocker!