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Some Carthaginian elephants off to war!

☆Merch Here☆

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every time i see someone mention hannibal on here i assume theyre going to be talking about hannibal barca, the carthaginian general from the 2nd punic war. i have never once been correct about this but that will not stop me

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Artist?

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Who the hell had in their agenda to pass down Athens as this nice clean orderly city that's kind and studious and Sparta as a cold blooded killer when in reality Athens is a despotic asshole and Sparta whines and tries to achieve a peace treaty every time one (1) of their soldiers gets killed

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A Priestess of Carthage, Punic sarcophagus lid illustration,, 4th c. BC

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Alcibiades promising the Athenians that if they change their city structure to an oligarchy he will provide a treaty with the Persians, despite not having discussed it with the Persians

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Pericles when the sweaty unwashed bunch of farmers he piled up in the city starts contracting and spreading an infectious disease

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Who the hell had in their agenda to pass down Athens as this nice clean orderly city that's kind and studious and Sparta as a cold blooded killer when in reality Athens is a despotic asshole and Sparta whines and tries to achieve a peace treaty every time one (1) of their soldiers gets killed

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THERE IS A SCIPIO AFRICANUS/HANNIBAL BARCA TAG ON AO3

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honestly i relate to quintus fabius maximus verrucosus cunctator because i too live my life according to fabian tactics. avoid battle, don’t chase cows, follow hannibal everywhere, declare victory if you haven’t been defeated this week

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Etna dal teatro greco di Taormina (16/02/2021)

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thinking about that hector/andromache statue again 🥺 [insp/ref]

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absolutely obsessed with this statue of hector and andromache I found out about the other day… the tender Content is SO good

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anyway i made a cato the elder moodboard for some ungodly reason

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Classics Against Humanity (Black Card)

Cato declares that ________ is preferable to tyranny.

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some classics-themed valentine’s day cards for y’all as per the tradition