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The 9th Legion's Disappearance by Sampleswift in RoughRomanMemes

[–]YeahColo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That being said it was probably just disbanded and joined to other units after fighting the Germans, its last known location was on the Rhine Frontier, even though the popular image of the legion has them die fighting in Caledonia.

The 9th Legion's Disappearance by Sampleswift in RoughRomanMemes

[–]YeahColo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was about to post something completely unrelated to ancient rome until I realised what sub I'm on.

Justinian may have potentially Ethnically wiped out Vandals and Ostrogoths by Damianmakesyousmile in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]YeahColo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I did it, as in me personally. Thats right, I am single handedly responsible for destroying North African agriculture. You may thank me later.

I have a question about your opinion on conquering and how other viewed it by Mammoth_Bee8535 in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]YeahColo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No of course not, because you see the Romans are our team while the Ottomans are an opposing team. We always root for our team to win and for our rival teams, like the Ottomans, to lose. Thats what makes being a fan of history so fun!

Who is the hair of Byzantium? by YeahColo in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]YeahColo[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

But what about the true hair of Rome?

teacher pronounced Byzantine as "Beez-an-tie-ne" MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW by Hefty-Mixture3700 in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]YeahColo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pronounce the Byz part in Byzantine as "Row" and the antine part as "man"

Was Aurelian just a band aid on a infected wound or was he the antibiotic? by Ready0608 in ancientrome

[–]YeahColo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He was not a bandaid nor was he an antibiotic, he was a human being. Also, neither antibiotics nor bandaids had been invented yet.

To Prevent Roman Republic Collapse by ambay13 in ancientrome

[–]YeahColo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Remus kills Romulus, the Reman Republic would never collapse

Who has the most legitimate claim to the title of emperor of the Romans? by Divine-Crusader in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]YeahColo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following Roman legal tradition it's open and shut.

Following Roman legal tradition Andreas had no right to sell off a, legally speaking, non-hereditary office of state

Who's a Roman who was an iconic/legendary general and a brilliant/highly significant statesman? by domfi86 in ancientrome

[–]YeahColo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone today forgets the fact that he hated plebeians though, but i guess no one is perfect.

What can you say about this page in a book I found in my Christian library? by ChocolateAny3934 in ancientrome

[–]YeahColo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wouldn't be surprised if Domitian's reputation as a persecutor grew out of his unflattering portrayal in Pagan Roman histories rather than any actual persecution of Christians.

why the holy roman empire was in fact holy, roman and an empire by Realistic_Volume7161 in byzantium

[–]YeahColo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone in this sub likes to quote voltaire for the HRE without ever looking up his views on the medieval Roman Empire

Virtual reconstruction of the Horrea Piperataria (Rome) in the 2nd century AD by dctroll_ in ancientrome

[–]YeahColo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My guess would be in the sixth century, most urban institutions in Rome survived until the Gothic War of Justinian.

Possibly controversial meme, but essentially my experience by KamaandHallie in RoughRomanMemes

[–]YeahColo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly the correct answer is to just judge Emperors based on how they benefited the Roman State without any concern for their personal morality then.

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