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Re: Et tu, Brute?
I took a survey course on roman history freshman year just so that I could contribute to discussions like this. seriously, all I wanted to do was sound smart. but it's now clear to me that that class did nothing for me. I don't even remember most of the emporers on that list. where's my tacitus when I need it.
wasn't marcus aurelius one of the last good emporers? I voted for him but I clearly don't have any idea what's going on. |
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Re: Et tu, Brute?
</font><blockquote><font class="small">En respuesta a:</font><hr />
</font><blockquote><font class="small">En respuesta a:</font><hr /> Did you know Julius Caesar was having a homosexual relationship with King Nicomedes? [/ QUOTE ] Isn't that what Brokeback Mountain is about? Swede [/ QUOTE ] Haven't seen it but unless this relationship with Nicomedes took place in 1963 in Wyoming, I'm guessing no. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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Re: Et tu, Brute?
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I took a survey course on roman history freshman year just so that I could contribute to discussions like this. seriously, all I wanted to do was sound smart. but it's now clear to me that that class did nothing for me. I don't even remember most of the emporers on that list. where's my tacitus when I need it. [/ QUOTE ] You have "Cicer0wned" yourself. |
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You have "Cicer0wned" yourself. [/ QUOTE ] eu manus, canicula [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (canicula actually means "little bitch," and it's the first word I got when I got when I searched for "sir." and it's so funny to me that there is a word for that that I had to use it.) |
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Re: Et tu, Brute?
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</font><blockquote><font class="small">En respuesta a:</font><hr /> You have "Cicer0wned" yourself. [/ QUOTE ] eu manus, canicula [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (canicula actually means "little bitch," and it's the first word I got when I got when I searched for "sir." and it's so funny to me that there is a word for that that I had to use it.) [/ QUOTE ] Thankyou for your translation, unfortunately I only speak a little of the vulgar Latin variety known as Spanish, and not the Latin you "gods" of Rome speak amongst yourself. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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it's ok. you can't all be gods. <yawn> I'm gonna go hurl lightning bolts at the plebeians.
(actually I've never even taken a course in latin [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) |
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I think the tu form is a little to informal for the man whos trying to assasinate you
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I think the tu form is a little to informal for the man whos trying to assasinate you [/ QUOTE ] "Y Usted Brute" [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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Re: Et tu, Brute?
This question is WAY too complicated to be answered in the form of a poll, and not only because the qualitative factors are not clearly defined, but...
brutus: supposedly a roman comitted to the 'democratic' process that was taken for a ride by the power hungry cassius and company, duped into the belief that their actions was something other than a power grab by the rich elite. Ceaser: roman leader that hads REFUSED an offering of a crown/dictatorship- thus the idea that he was killed to preserve democracy is a BS cover for the disposessed powerful aristocrats like the conspiritors that were being marginalized by J's growing influence... Agustus (octavian): brilliant statesman and general, far, far better for rome than democracy, ceaser, brutus, M antony cassius, or any other potential leader. garuenteed rome's dominance for centuries. had degenerate children/descendants- too bad. rome: never really a democracy anyway. Hadrian, Trajen, constantine, etc: good emperors, garunteed that the latin/western tradition would dominate european power structures for centuries Nero, calugia, tiberius, etc: bad emperors and so on... |
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Re: Et tu, Brute?
</font><blockquote><font class="small">En respuesta a:</font><hr />
This question is WAY too complicated to be answered in the form of a poll, and not only because the qualitative factors are not clearly defined, but... brutus: supposedly a roman comitted to the 'democratic' process that was taken for a ride by the power hungry cassius and company, duped into the belief that their actions was something other than a power grab by the rich elite. Ceaser: roman leader that hads REFUSED an offering of a crown/dictatorship- thus the idea that he was killed to preserve democracy is a BS cover for the disposessed powerful aristocrats like the conspiritors that were being marginalized by J's growing influence... Agustus (octavian): brilliant statesman and general, far, far better for rome than democracy, ceaser, brutus, M antony cassius, or any other potential leader. garuenteed rome's dominance for centuries. had degenerate children/descendants- too bad. rome: never really a democracy anyway. Hadrian, Trajen, constantine, etc: good emperors, garunteed that the latin/western tradition would dominate european power structures for centuries Nero, calugia, tiberius, etc: bad emperors and so on... [/ QUOTE ] Some people blame Constantine and his conversion to Christianity for the fall of the Roman Empire, what do you say bholdr? |
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