#Death of Caesar

[richo1915]

[spitmillk]

i was going to buy a julius caesar outfit, rip it up and put bloodstains on it, buy a prop knife, and go out in public with a sign saying "HAPPY IDES OF MARCH" and try and get people to fake stab me to celebrate the ides of march but my mom said no i might get "arrested" or "shot" or something. cant even LARP murdered caesar anymore without the possibility of "getting shot" or "breaking the law". we really are living in george orwell's 1984

[bioluminesced]

Il mare eterno nella mia anima

[stumblegrounds]

WEEK 2 DAY 5 MATCH 5

GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR FROM REAL LIFE

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MILLIONS KNIVES FROM TRIGUN: STAMPEDE

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[gay-david-tennant]

i'm delighted

[mischievousspooks]

"Beware the Ides of March", they say, "'Tis a dark, foreboding, and perilous day." The Ides of March 'tis upon us, and this year it falls on a Flat Fuck Friday! Guys, this won't happen again until 2030!

[a-stars-art-blog]

I’ve been having thoughts. Completely Normal and not emotionally unstable thoughts.

I DEMAND more Joseph seeing/treating Kakyoin as a 2nd grandson content ITS TOO CUTE

[freckleslikestars]

We should totally just stab Caesar!

Mean Girls | 2004

Happy Ides of March!

[northernyogurt]

"your next line is "what the fuck is wrong with you jojo""

[whoishotteranimepolls]

"Who's Hotter?" Category Spoiler Warning

[scarymonsters-andsupercreeps]

[lucadrewfan]

My horny ass could NOT be in Caesar's Legion bro, I'd be crucified IMMEDIATELY 😭🙏

[boldlygoingtohell]

brutus singing the cell block tango: and he ran into my knife. He ran into my knife ten times

[stumblegrounds]

WEEK 2 DAY 5 MATCH 3

EDWARD "CAESAR" SALLOW FROM FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS

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KNIVES CHAU FROM SCOTT PILGRIM

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[couldtheycatchkira]

Special Event Poll

[blueiscoool]

Vatican Museums Opens Ancient Roman Necropolis to the Public

The site was previously only accessible to scholars and specialists.

The Vatican Museums has newly opened to the public an ancient necropolis stocked with carved marble sarcophagi and bone-filled open graves of everyday ancient Romans.

The word necropolis comes from the Greek expression for “city of the dead.” These “cities” grew up alongside roads outside the urban center due to laws forbidding cremation and burial of the dead inside city limits. Funerary practices and rites are preserved especially clearly in the necropolis that extends along the Via Triumphalis (a Roman road now known as the Via Trionfale), with burial sites accompanied by eye-popping Roman frescoes and mosaics.

Previously, the necropolis was accessible only to certain groups of scholars and specialists. It is now open to the public via the new Saint Rose Gate entrance, inaugurated with the exhibition “Life and Death in the Rome of the Caesars.”

How extensive is the archaeological area?

It extends nearly 11,000 square feet. The size of the necropolis is not as extensive as some other Roman burial sites, but its importance lies in its proximity to one of the most significant religious sites in Christianity.

What is known about particular people who are buried there?

According to archaeologists, no less than the tomb of St. Peter himself is located in the Vatican Necropolis.

But in general, “Here, we have represented the lower middle class of Rome’s population,” said Leonardo Di Blasi, an archaeologist with the Vatican Museums, in a video on Euro News. “They are essentially slaves, freedmen, artisans of the city of Rome.” Some were the property of the emperor, and are indicated to have been the “servant of Nero.”

One of them was a man named Alcimus, who was the set director for the downtown Theater of Pompeii, the most important theater of the period. Another was a horse trainer who worked at the chariot races.

One young boy is interred there, according to the Catholic News Service, marked by a sculpture of a boy’s head accompanied by an inscription reading “Vixit Anni IIII Menses IIII Dies X,” Latin for “He lived four years, four months, and 10 days.”

How did this ancient burial ground come to light?

The Vatican burial grounds were first explored in the 1940s at the request of then Pope Pius X, who wanted to be buried near the grave of Peter the Apostle. The dig revealed numerous mausoleums and tombs.

The newest part of the burial ground was revealed through an infrastructure project in 2003, as the Vatican excavated for a new multilevel employee parking garage.

What happened when the Vatican discovered these newest burial grounds?

The department of the Vatican that was overseeing construction of the parking garage, intent on meeting its deadline, was accused of trying to conceal the find, Giandomenico Spinola, an archaeologist and deputy artistic-scientific director of the museums, told the Catholic News Service. It was only when journalists publicized the discovery that he and his colleagues were invited in to advise.

When were the bodies there buried? How have the tombs been so well preserved?

Bodies were interred in this burial ground between the first century B.C.E and the fourth century C.E., and organic remains have vanished. A number of the graves, including their tombs and decorations, including frescoes, mosaic floors, and marble-carved inscriptions, were fortuitously preserved by a series of mudslides in the area.