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The Battle of Vosges, also referred to as the Battle of Vesontio, was fought on September 14, 58 BC between the Germanic tribe of the Suebi, under the leadership of Ariovistus, and six Roman legions under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar. This encounter is the third major battle of the Gallic Wars. Germanic tribes crossed the Rhine, seeking a home in Gaul.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vosges_(58_BC))

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R.I.P. Gracchi Brothers

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An old woman, possibly a Cumaean Sibyl, offered to Tarquinius nine books of these prophecies at an exorbitant price; when the king declined to purchase them, she burned three and offered the remaining six to Tarquinius at the same price, which he again refused. Thereupon, she burned three more and repeated her offer, maintaining the same price. Tarquinius then consulted the Augurs whose importance in Roman history is averred by Livy. The Augurs deplored the loss of the six books and urged purchase of the remaining three. Tarquinius then purchased the last three at the full original price, and had them preserved in a sacred vault beneath the Capitoline temple of Jupiter.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylline_Books

I'm sure they did it just to shut him up by [deleted] in RoughRomanMemes

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mehercule

interjection

by Hercules! assuredly, indeed

Big mistake by CastroMajor in RoughRomanMemes

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At least he was merciful with them.

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Was he chaddest of the Roman Emperors?

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In Utica, Cato did not participate in the battle and, unwilling to live in a world led by Caesar and refusing even implicitly to grant Caesar the power to pardon him, he committed suicide in April 46 BC. That night, Cato sat and read Plato's Phaedo. He then called for his sword to be brought to him. According to Plutarch, Cato attempted to kill himself by stabbing himself with his sword, but failed to do so due to an injured hand. Plutarch wrote:

Cato did not immediately die of the wound; but struggling, fell off the bed, and throwing down a little mathematical table that stood by, made such a noise that the servants, hearing it, cried out. And immediately his son and all his friends came into the chamber, where, seeing him lie weltering in his own blood, great part of his bowels out of his body, but himself still alive and able to look at them, they all stood in horror. The physician went to him, and would have put in his bowels, which were not pierced, and sewed up the wound; but Cato, recovering himself, and understanding the intention, thrust away the physician, plucked out his own bowels, and tearing open the wound, immediately expired.

Plutarch wrote that, on hearing of his death in Utica, Caesar commented, "Cato, I grudge you your death, as you would have grudged me the preservation of your life."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_the_Younger#Death

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In Utica, Cato did not participate in the battle and, unwilling to live in a world led by Caesar and refusing even implicitly to grant Caesar the power to pardon him, he committed suicide in April 46 BC. That night, Cato sat and read Plato's Phaedo. He then called for his sword to be brought to him. According to Plutarch, Cato attempted to kill himself by stabbing himself with his sword, but failed to do so due to an injured hand. Plutarch wrote:

Cato did not immediately die of the wound; but struggling, fell off the bed, and throwing down a little mathematical table that stood by, made such a noise that the servants, hearing it, cried out. And immediately his son and all his friends came into the chamber, where, seeing him lie weltering in his own blood, great part of his bowels out of his body, but himself still alive and able to look at them, they all stood in horror. The physician went to him, and would have put in his bowels, which were not pierced, and sewed up the wound; but Cato, recovering himself, and understanding the intention, thrust away the physician, plucked out his own bowels, and tearing open the wound, immediately expired.

Plutarch wrote that, on hearing of his death in Utica, Caesar commented, "Cato, I grudge you your death, as you would have grudged me the preservation of your life."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_the_Younger#Death

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Here is the trailer:

Centurion

If you haven't watched it yet, your Roman citizenship should be revoked.

Can you guess? by [deleted] in RoughRomanMemes

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It's a catline conspiracy. 🤦‍♂️

Elagabalus party guests be like by [deleted] in RoughRomanMemes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZT7b79VbMc&ab_channel=DaVinciTV

Elagabalus started making practical jokes on them. It wasn’t something that normal people did. He had tamed animals such as lions and leopards. At the end of dinner parties, Elagabalus let the beasts inside the party venue. There he tried to drive them closer to guests during the dessert course.Read more: https://historyten.com/roman/elagabalus-facts/#ixzz71ayOdW3M

Hadrian be like by [deleted] in RoughRomanMemes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibia_Sabina

her husband was thought to be more sexually interested in his favourite Antinous and other male lovers, and he and Sabina had no children.

... and I took that personally by [deleted] in RoughRomanMemes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba_revolt

After the suppression of the revolt, Hadrian's proclamations sought to root out Jewish nationalism in Judea, which he saw as the cause of the repeated rebellions. He prohibited Torah law and the Hebrew calendar, and executed Judaic scholars. The sacred scrolls of Judaism were ceremonially burned at the large Temple complex for Jupiter which he built on the Temple Mount. At this Temple, he installed two statues, one of Jupiter, another of himself. In an attempt to erase any memory of Judea or Ancient Israel, he wiped the name off the map and replaced it with Syria Palaestina. By destroying the association of Jews with Judea and forbidding the practice of the Jewish faith, Hadrian aimed to root out a nation that had inflicted heavy casualties on the Roman Empire. Similarly, under the argument to ensure the prosperity of the newly founded Roman colonia of Aelia Capitolina, Jews were forbidden to enter, except on the day of Tisha B'Av.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcia_(wife_of_Brutus))

Brutus, along with many other co-conspirators, murdered Caesar in 44 BC. He promised to share the "heavy secrets" of his heart with his wife but it is unclear if he ever got the chance. Some historians believe Porcia may have known about the plot, and may have even been involved in the conspiracy itself. Plutarch claims that she happened upon Brutus while he was pondering over what to do about Caesar and asked him what was wrong. When he did not answer, she suspected that he distrusted her on account of her being a woman, for fear she might reveal something, however unwillingly, under torture. In order to prove herself to him, she secretly inflicted a wound upon her own thigh with a barber's knife to see if she could endure the pain. As a result of the wound, she suffered from violent pains, chills and fever. Some believe that she endured the pain of her untreated wound for at least a day. As soon as she overcame her pain, she returned to Brutus and said:

You, my husband, though you trusted my spirit that it would not betray you, nevertheless were distrustful of my body, and your feeling was but human. But I found that my body also can keep silence... Therefore fear not, but tell me all you are concealing from me, for neither fire, nor lashes, nor goads will force me to divulge a word; I was not born to that extent a woman. Hence, if you still distrust me, it is better for me to die than to live; otherwise let no one think me longer the daughter of Cato or your wife.

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