#roman history memes

[greekmythcomix]

Pliny the Elder creating his D&D character background:

[earlgrey24]

List of my absolute favourite Ancient Rome fanfic tropes:

‌Let's pick something wild Cicero accused someone of doing/Suetonius wrote and just run with it

‌Subverting the rigid Roman sex/gender norms

‌The inner dialogue expressing angst about subverting said norms

Oh my god, they were co-consuls!

‌There was only one military tent

‌Corrupting a good stoic with filthy, filthy Epicureanism

A purely innocent, platonic Greco-Roman wrestling match turns into something else

Senate shenanigans & shifting political alliances (now with extra tension!)

‌Let's reference Greek culture or straight up switch to Greek as a code for gay stuff

‌So Caesar's technically not there but you can feel his looming presence in every paragraph

Mommy issues or daddy issues? Why not both!

Bonus: the ultimate nerd/jock duo to end all nerd/jock duos

[enthusiastofshit]

[demigoddessqueens]

Happy 2,068th to when we should totally just stab Caesar!! Grab a knife with your bestie!

[charlesoberonn]

[girlcatilina]

me as a parent

[destielmemenews]

"The North Hertfordshire museum will now refer to the emperor Elagabalus with female pronouns.

Museum policy states the pronouns used in the displays will be those ‘the individual in question might have used themselves’ or whatever pronoun ‘in retrospect, is appropriate’."

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[just-late-roman-republic-things]

I'm not a "fan" of this historical figure he just entered my head and wouldn't leave

[artofhitjim]

🔪🔪🔪

Happy Ides of March!

Send a “Senatine” to a Co-Conspirator you love today!

(I’m not super active on tumblr, please follow me on Instagram or twitter)

[firnen-the-teragram-teabag]

[greekmythcomix]

Hello Aeneas didn’t found Rome, he founded the city (Lavinium) that founded the city (Alba Longa) that founded Rome (by Remus & Romulus).

If like wannabe world overlords you like to learn your mythological founding stories without having to read the actual epic poem, or you just want a fun refresher, here’s one to the tune of The Fresh Prince (because everyone knows The Fresh Prince):

Karaoke time! https://youtu.be/z0VQIRZ9xSk

(I made this nine years ago for my Year 9s [13-14yo] and yes I did perform it in class. Posted now because I hate the world sometimes:)

[earlgrey24]

Brutus seeing the graffiti of him stabbing Caesar all over Rome, c. 44 BC

[enthusiastofshit]

[spookyghostbunny]

Yep, sometimes I gotta beat the hyperfixations back with a stick

BACK FIXATION! BACK I SAY!!!

[youvebeengreeked]

Happy Leap Day, Plebs.

[madame-helen]