Emily’s Reviews > SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome > Status Update

say what you will about free speech in the modern US, at least we don't tend to beat comedians to death while they're on stage

his flesh dissolved into WORMS?????????

'hostis' going from a word used to mean foreigner/enemy to being used by Romans against other Romans during the civil war period is such an ironic bit of symbolism

wondering if panem in the hunger games came from panem et circenses

really like the detail that ancient romans also were out in the streets shaking hands and canvassing voters

Hannibal (Carthage) mention!

"In a systemic way that was then unparalleled, they made it possible not just to become Roman but also to be a citizen of two place at once: one's hometown and Rome." Seeing stuff similar to modern nation-building in like 200 BC is so crazy.

Making the people you conquer serve in your army, which makes them invested in the profits of victory so that eventually they just become part of your nation... wild that this just. worked.

Really intrigued by the idea of patrician-only footwear.