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Caesar is born: "He was long and consequently weighed somewhat more than he looked to weigh; he was very strong; he was solemn and quiet, not prone to wailing; his hair was so fair it was practically invisible, though on close examination he actually had quite a lot of it; and his eyes from birth were a pale greenish-blue, ringed around with a band of blue so dark it was almost black."
— May 05, 2013 03:14AM
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Nate
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Okay, is it just me or is Sulla kind of the ancient world’s Thomas Ripley? Honestly, tell me if I’m wrong.
— Aug 21, 2020 01:25AM
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is on page 493 of 1076
Okay, the Romans were unquestionably the kings of doing fucked up shit but the Tullianum is one of the worst. Getting thrown into a dank, dark stinking stone fucking cave and then strangled at a random point in the future and shoved out of a sewer tunnel...fuck, man. Getting pitched off the Tarpeian Rock is a mercy compared to that.
— Sep 12, 2015 03:00AM
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is on page 133 of 1076
Second time with this beautiful beast of a novel, because I promised myself I'd finish this series sometime this year and I forgot a ton of shit.
— Sep 05, 2015 11:58PM
Nate
is on page 773 of 1076
"Gaius Marius laughed himself sore in the sides, then went out to deal with the Germans."
— May 02, 2013 02:31AM
Nate
is on page 636 of 1076
I really wish that politicians talked like Scaurus today. Open hostility, shouting, name-calling...the man is a charmed.
— Apr 28, 2013 03:12AM
Nate
is on page 540 of 1076
Caepio's pride and stupidity are unbelievable. Over a hundred thousand Roman corpses litter the field because one guy didn't want to share a camp with a Pleb general. You couldn't make this stuff up. If he's not immediately killed for treason I will be disappointed in history.
— Apr 24, 2013 08:40PM
Nate
is on page 460 of 1076
Sweet, nerdy detail. Who would have thought I would enjoy a multi-page description of a particular Roman apartment building?
— Apr 23, 2013 03:00AM
Nate
is on page 270 of 1076
A really fascinating view of the Jugurthine war. This really makes it seem like it was just a means for Metellus to stay governor and get richer. Kinda like Caesar and the Gallic wars, I guess.
— Apr 18, 2013 02:12AM
