romans, countrymen, lovers, and tyrant killers: this year we have cassius holding caesar in place so brutus can go in for the final blow. beware the fucking ides of march 💕
ROMAN HEADS
"As evidence that the joyful tidings he brought were true, [Mago] ordered a quantity of gold rings to be piled up in the vestibule of the Senate-house."
LIV. 23 12
ascanio has a rabbit because I cannot. stop thinking. about this letter ippolita sent.
(Ippolita Maria Sforza, Duchess and Hostage in Renaissance Naples: Letters and Orations, ed. and translated by Diana Robin and Lynn Lara Westwater)
low key kind of devastating because ascanio is seven when he's mentioned here, and it's like,,,,augh,,,,,,the baby brother sentiment......this will not last into adulthood......
Ancient Rome is beloved and revered by many.
But it had one shameful practice that left an indelible black mark on its reputation.
Let's explore the most vile and reprehensible act from ancient Rome. 💀🧵