#like. idk. i was thinking about this a few weeks ago but pompey and crassus have a kind of antony-fulvia thing going on | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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have you perhaps read the spartacus novel by h. fast?? it inspired the 1960 movie and crassus is...definitely interesting in it

I have! I've been interested in Spartacus for MUCH longer than I've cared about Crassus. I was actually a Crassus Hater™ for a decade, not because of anything he did in regards to Rome (like yeah, go ahead babygirl, extort those properties from your fellow romans, I love to see it) but because I wanted Spartacus to run Crassus through on his spear and read the fate of Rome in his entrails or whatever.

and I still do! but he lives, and reception on Crassus is fun to explore.

anyway, I have read it, yes!

#he's so weird. in general. like he's a roman but he's not quiteeee right as a roman so he lends himself to be coded in certain ways #in media if youre doing media that's got themes #like. idk. i was thinking about this a few weeks ago but pompey and crassus have a kind of antony-fulvia thing going on #in terms of house a political household is managed in rome except its less a specific house #but rome itself (a roman household: a tomb. rome: a mass grave) and crassus stays IN rome while pompey goes and conquers #so the. the division of responsibilities is like. (bites my own tongue) ANYWAY #what i was getting at is that crassus as a character is inclined to Interesting and Weird decision making #because the historical man was. Hm™#god there's a good starz spartacus essay on his character in that show that dives into past portrayals of him #i should post some of that here or smth #ask tag

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