these idiots need to touch some grass asap
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Fulvia: —this kind of thing will probably end Caesar’s marriage, are you cool with that
Crassus: You know that one up and coming politician who hates Pompey’s guts? Caesar’s been having an affair with (Brutus’) mom for years, it’s fine.
everyone has a lot of thoughts on why Crassus would turn down a wedding invitation from his long time business partner, but what really matters is that this is the set up for the modern au bona dea scandal babyyyyy
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can you see the german shepherd?
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I know everyone likes to do the cassius seduces brutus into conspiracy bit, but consider that porcia also has a list of political grievances about brutus and that they should conspire to seduce brutus together
(I saw a tweet on ph twitter about a politician's recent marriage and it made me laugh)
the background text in the first panel is plutarch's brutus 7
Now that there were several praetorships to be had, it was expected that the one of greatest dignity, that is, the praetorship of the city, would fall either to Brutus or to Cassius; and some say that the two men, who were already slightly at variance for other reasons, were still more estranged by this circumstance, although they were relatives, since Cassius was the husband of Junia, a sister of Brutus. But others say that this rivalry was the work of Caesar, who secretly favoured the hopes of each until, thus induced and incited, they entered into competition with one another. Brutus, however, made the contest supported only by his fair fame and his virtue, as against many brilliant and spirited exploits of Cassius in the Parthian war. But Caesar, after hearing the claims of each, said, in council with his friends: "Cassius makes the juster plea, but Brutus must have the first praetorship." So Cassius was appointed to another praetorship, but he was not so grateful for what he got as he was angry over what he had lost.
Plutarch, Brutus 7
Brutus: The Noble Conspirator, Kathryn Tempest
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