#spqr meme

[chb-updates]

Attention Campers!

The Hunters Of Artemis and the Romans are both visiting for Christmas this year! To minimize chaos, we need all of Camp Half-Blood to be on their best behavior.

Of course, Capture The Flag is an exception.

~Love from Cabin 10, Drew T.~

[earlgrey24]

See this is incredibly niche – not just because of the topic but also because the joke itself is deeply stupid. But I have to share my vision, you understand.

[smak-annihilation]

uhhhhhhh ok, here's a fun fact:

The reason lead is marked with Pb in the periodic table is because in Latin it's called "plumbum"

Now, plumbum sounds a lot like plumbing, right?

That's because in ancient Rome lead was used for making pipes that delivered water trough out the major cities. One other thing is that ingesting lead causes lead poisoning, and one of the symptoms is insanity.

There for, one of the theories as to why the Roman empire fell apart is that the city folk, which is what all the generals and important government people were, got lead poisoning, lost their grips on reality and the empire fell apart.

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

I have found it...a literal example of Roman shitposting!

This is a painting of Solon, Athenian lawmaker and statesman, found in a Roman public lavatory. The text above his head reads "To shit well, Solon rubbed his belly." It's one of a whole series of paintings in this room attributing silly poop-related advice to historical figures. Other Incorrect Quotes from this room include:

"Thales says: If you shit really hard, you need to really work at it."

"Cunning Chilon taught people how to fart without making a noise."

"Jump up and down and you'll shit quicker."

"Here comes the poop!"

Image and quotes from Mary Beard's book SPQR.

[thestormthatrises]

[selemiaoo]

marina in irl vatican city (no one told her l'acqua der Tevere non se pò bevere)

[richo1915]

My son sent me this. I understand the Crassus joke but don’t get the Minecraft joke. My boy gets the Minecraft joke but can’t remember who Marcus Crassus is…..

[iambecomeahamburger]

[rivers-for-me]

My barbarian ass:

[cuddlytogas]

First line meme

tagged by @verecunda! <33

Rules: Share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people.

In order of most to least recent:

It takes two trips to get the crew of the Revenge from their intended final resting place to a secluded cove on the south end of St Lucia. (Hold Fast - Our Flag Means Death)

"Get — out!" (Heart Fitness - Rusty Quill Gaming)

They talk in undertones into the wee hours, until they're nodding off while leant on one another, Stede so tired he no longer feels the ache in his belly from the Spaniard's knife. (A Good Start - Our Flag Means Death)

"I'll go get someone," says Lucius, absolving himself of any responsibility for Stede's skewered body — "you keep breathing." (No narrow sea he has to cross - Our Flag Means Death)

"You know this place is meant to be haunted?" (Missing, Presumed Dead - The Magnus Archives)

Azu was, naturally, the first to notice. (The Marrying Kind - Rusty Quill Gaming)

Finding the café had been a blessing in disguise. (Chancellors and Changes of Heart - Stellar Firma)

"You know smoking's bad for you, right?" (Smoke Break - The Magnus Archives)

When the fog clears at last, it is with a rush of sensation: the smell of old paper, a ringing in the ears, and a tingling in the fingertips. (Making Home - The Magnus Archives)

It's eleven o'clock when Martin knocks on Jon's office door. (Needles and Document Storage - The Magnus Archives)

not ten people, but i'mma just tag @likethehotsauce <3 👀

[mister-killjoy]

[sticksandbonesvintage]

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? SPQR is your answer!

[earlgrey24]

Incorrect Nero quotes: Fellas, is it gay to marry a homie if one has him castrated first? Hypothetically speaking, of course.

[casside-sionnach]

When you forget to level up your Infantry in the tech tree.... SPQR

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

The Romans really said there were two states of humanity: vibing and not-vibing

(Mary Beard, SPQR, chapter 11)

[thestormthatrises]