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Emily
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Lucius Licinius Lucullus is such an unserious name. who did that him.
— Jun 11, 2026 06:34AM
Emily
is on page 319 of 606
cicero had enough money to provide for at least 25k poor families but it would have only given around 30 men the wealth standing to hold office? and he wasn't even part of the super-rich?????? WHAT in the income inequality
— Jun 11, 2026 06:33AM
Emily
is on page 309 of 606
"after the death of her father, an adult woman could own property in her own right, buy and sell, inherit or make a will and free slaves -- many of the rights that women in Britain did not gain until the 1870s" diabolical. every day i thank god i was not born in another time period.
— Jun 11, 2026 06:26AM
Emily
is on page 303 of 606
kinda interesting that roman marriage basically just meant saying "yeah we're married" and you could just as easily divorce
— Jun 11, 2026 06:20AM
Emily
is on page 252 of 606
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
— Jun 05, 2026 10:41AM
Emily
is on page 244 of 606
'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
— Jun 05, 2026 10:33AM
Emily
is on page 228 of 606
wondering if panem in the hunger games came from panem et circenses
— Jun 05, 2026 07:43AM
Emily
is on page 192 of 606
really like the detail that ancient romans also were out in the streets shaking hands and canvassing voters
— Jun 03, 2026 04:43PM

