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YMCA in Akkadian (Ancient Babylonian), as written by Gilgamesh's exasperated tourism minister trying to attract more gay guys to Uruk to keep Gil distracted from politics:

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Eṭlū!- Young men!

Lā tuštamarraṣā- Do not, do not be troubled!

Aqabbi, eṭlū!- I said, young men!

Lā lā taṣallalā- Do not, do not lie down!

Aqabbi, eṭlū!- I said young men!

Šunu ina ālim- You are in a town,

Bēt bēt šikārim ḫanbā- Where taverns sprout luxuriously,

Eṭlū!- Young men!

Ina ālim alkā- Go to the city,

Aqabbi, eṭlū!- I said young men!

Bēt kaspī ul tīšâ- When you do not have money,

Annikīam tuššabā- Here you can dwell,

Bēt napṭirim nīšu- We have guest-houses,

Itti awīlī umtallâ- They are filled with men….

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Taḫaddâ ina - You’ll have fun in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA! - U-R-U-K!

Wašābum ṭāb ina - The living is good in,

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA!- U-R-U-K!

Ziquratum elâ! Purattum amrā!- Climb up the ziggurat! See the euphrates!

Šikārum ṭābum šitâ!- Drink fine beer!

Taḫaddâ ina - You’ll have fun in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA! - U-R-U-K!

Wašābum ṭāb ina - The living is good in,

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA!- U-R-U-K!

Amuḫḫūni šaqû! Ziqnūni ītebbū! - Our walls are high! Our beards are shiny!

Nuppušātunu!- You are allowed to breathe [relax]

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Eṭlū!- Young men!

Eṭlū šimeanni!- Young men listen to me!

Aqabbi, eṭlū! Agana šimeanni!- Young men! Come on, listen!

Aiālam terrišāšu- You desire assistance,

Shū ali īde- This I know for certain!

Šārqum wērum ul ninaddinkunūti- We will not sell you poor copper,

Eṭlū! Ālum ša Uruk bani- Young men! The city of Uruk is beautiful!

Aqabbi eṭlū! Bālātka tezzibši!- I said young man! Leave your pride behind!

Nušallakkunūti- We cause you to go,

Ina Uruk alkā!- Go to Uruk!

Ūmum anniam iseddūkunūti- Today they will help you…

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Taḫaddâ ina - You’ll have fun in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA! - U-R-U-K!

Wašābum ṭāb ina - The living is good in,

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA!- U-R-U-K!

Šarrum šitpiṣā! Ittmalûšu ṣālā! - Wrestle the king! Fight with him!

Ittīšu mekkê mēlilā!- Play ball with him!

Taḫaddâ ina - You’ll have fun in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA! - U-R-U-K!

Wašābum ṭāb ina - The living is good in,

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA!- U-R-U-K!

Ziquratum elâ! Purattum amrā!- Climb up the ziggurat! See the euphrates!

Šikārum ṭābum šitâ!- Drink fine beer!

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Eṭlū! Bilītkunu īde! - Young men! I know your burdens

Amtaraṣ! Ina šinigī- I was unwell, in my village,

Ātanaḫ! Erēšum ezzēr- I was tired, I hated plowing,

Awīlum ana yâšim iṭeḫḫe- A man to me approached,

Inūšu! Awātum awânim- Then! Words were said to me,

Šumašu, Sîn-lēqi-unninni- His name was Sîn-lēqi-unninni!

Ina Uruk alkā! Iqabbi ana yâšim- Go to Uruk! He told me,

Ina Uruk awīlī ūterrešū- In Uruk men are needed…

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Taḫaddâ ina - You’ll have fun in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA! - U-R-U-K!

Wašābum ṭāb ina - The living is good in,

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA!- U-R-U-K!

Ziquratum elâ! Purattum amrā!- Climb up the ziggurat! See the euphrates!

Šikārum ṭābum šitâ!- Drink fine beer!

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Eṭlū!- Young men!

Addāniqa tallkānim- Please come

Aqabbi, eṭlū!- I said, young men!

Inam anniam ezêršu- I hate this job…

Aqabbi, eṭlū!- I said, young men!

Anāku ānḫāku - I’m so tired….

Bēt bēt šikārim ḫanbā- Where taverns sprout luxuriously,

Taḫaddâ ina - You’ll have fun in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA! - U-R-U-K!

(Šarrum lillam ina - The king is an idiot in

𒌋𒊏𒌋𒅗 U-RA-U-KA!- U-R-U-K…)

Ao3 link

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being interested in mythology / classics and having a rarepair is so embarrassing like yes it's been two thousand years and their ao3 tag is still empty

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Neither Robespierre nor Saint-Just had the least suspicion that their action might depend on something other than their will and energy. They had faith in the beneficent influence of laws and institutions; but the most rigorous laws are incapable of turning aside the course of history. Robespierre's case measures the inability of a man, however great, to pass beyond the frontiers of his epoch. Nevertheless, however great Robespierre's ultimate failure, he remains in more than one sense the incarnation of the popular Revolution. The middle class has been well aware of this. It has concentrated its hatred against him, turned him into the scapegoat of the Revolution, and piled up round his figure those errors and prejudices which the historian must destroy if he is to restore the real picture of Robespierre. He will forever remain "the Incorruptible." He made a great mark on history. His mere name can still make men devote themselves unswervingly, to the point of supreme sacrifice, to serving the ideal of fraternal equality which for him was the essence of the Republic of the Year II. Michelet was often unjust to Robespierre, but he was not mistaken in concluding his History of the French Revolution with the following passage: "A few days after Thermidor, a man who is still alive and was then ten years old, was taken by his parents to the theatre. After the performance he admired the long file of brilliant carriages, which he observed for the first time. Men in livery, hat in hand, addressed the spectators as they left: 'Do you need a carriage, master?' The child did not understand these new words too clearly. He asked for an explanation, and was told merely that there had been a great change since the death of Robespierre."

Albert Soboul. Robespierre and the Popular Movement of 1793-4. Past & Present, May, 1954, No. 5, 54-70.

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The Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 (Prise de la Bastille le 14 juillet 1789)

Charles Thévenin French ca. 1793

"The ambitious scale of this etching representing the storming of the Bastille is all the more remarkable considering that it is Thévenin’s only known print. It reprises his painting of the same subject, which he exhibited at the Salon of 1793. The artist deftly leads the eye through the composition with a brilliant use of light and shadow. He emphasizes the violence and bloodshed of this early revolutionary event with the dead and dying appearing prominently in the foreground. At the center, he shows the arrest of the Marquis Bernard-René Jordan de Launay, governor of the Bastille. The soldier rushing in from the right waving the flag of surrender makes clear that this moment marks a decisive turning point toward victory for the insurgents."

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I see this and would like to respectfully submit Antony/Cassius for consideration for maximum doom and heartbreak

antony/brutus is something that can be so toxic and beautiful. btw.

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[possessions, part the fifth of five.]

[this list is breaking my heart. someone had to handle each item, someone had to write it all down. so little, so little is left from a life.]

[this one's for saint-just]

twelve napkins. a single pair of spurs. one flute.

one life, precise, in catalogue.

(one morning, in the blazing sun, in silence.)

the napkins starched and stiff. unopened.

there'd been no time, not for remembrance, not even for a picnic,

though you have also found

a tablecloth and two embroidered napkins, set aside.

the spurs had always been a bit too tight.

but how could one complain, with armies running out of boots along the freezing frontlines?

so many battles hang on boots, and bread, and horses,

and in the quiet of the room, you almost hear the soldiers singing as they march ahead.

la république nous appelle -

they say the war is over.

the melody has turned to dust inside the flute.

a silver pencil holder, heavy despite the filigree.

handle with care, the whispers rise, handle it with care.

it's bound to fetch a pretty price.

the last time it was opened, another pair of hands had forced it shut.

(the fingers, intertwined.)

it's getting drafty in this room, you ask, will anybody close the window?

there's little to be sold, and all the mirrors are already covered.

there is no will nor testament,

only the loneliness of an apartment to be rented.

the list is finished,

part the fifth of five.

there's never been much more.

(the rest will not be catalogued. what are these ashes, but a memory of fire?)

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LES MIZ ANIMATION

FOUND/TONIGHT

like&cmt if you like it！

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here's what I came home to today! flowers for the Revolution thanks to my husband <3

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🌕L'archange de la Révolution

*commission

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You know, I could subscribe to your vision there... would gladly read!

as for writing, would need to stop channeling CPS in my work schedule first...I guess it does inspire one to write realistically overworked revolutionaries

society if everyone started making more camille/saint-just enemies-to-lovers fanworks

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14 juillet!

(I'm late aaaa)

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Resist, it is our duty.

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🇫🇷7.14🇫🇷

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i found a ship tag on ao3 with 77 fics and 76 of them were by one person

be the change you want to see in the world

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Couthon for an art trade with @daaarkentries !!

Pov ur napoleon

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Unhappy Death of Marat Day! (Well, almost, he died on july 13, 1793, but I wasn't able to finish this yesterday)

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July 13th, 1793

alt version under the cut

a bit unpolished but i just wanted to make something for the date.