#how often they think about the roman empire

[necromanticowboy]

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2536988

Unfortunately I printed it when I finished my training and got certified as a cal tech which just so happened to correspond with the whole “how often do you think about the Roman Empire” psyop which led to a lot of questions AND my coworkers finding out how much I fucking hate the Roman empire

highly recommend keeping a small portrait of a historical figure who met a grisly end on your work desk. for perspective.

[vintagerpg]

I think part of the richness of Harn is how its cultures and history are layered. Greyhawk is a collection of kingdoms, which is also true of Harn, but the kingdoms of Greyhawk each feel like One Particular Thing. The Bandit Kingdoms are where all the bandits are, the Duchy of Geoff is the one where the ogres are always attacking, the empire of Iuz is where all the really evil folks live, and so on. Harn starts in the same place, though with a much more modest number of seven kingdoms. Melderyn is the magic kingdom (lol), the Thardic Republic is a decadent post-Roman kingdom, Kaldor is your typical Arthurian kingdom and so on. But things get complicated by the Orcs, who are a magical problem from another dimension (probably) and things like Orbaal, which was recently conquered by the Viking-like Ivinians, who have struggled to control the native Jarin population. Already, Harn feels more socially and politically dynamic than Greyhawk.

HarnMaster Barbarians (2000) introduces another layer of detail: eighteen tribal nations that coexist (tensely) with Harn’s feudal kingdoms, each with their own customs and magic systems and religious practices. This really solidifies, in my mind, how Harn uses Britain as a basic template, with wave after wave of culture groups arriving (often being pushed out of their original homelands) and supplanting the folk who are already there. The tribal nations very much remind me of the Celts who were subjugates by the Romans, who left Britain to the Cymru, who were eventually subjugated by the Saxons, who then mingled with invading Norse before being overrun by the Normans, and so on.

Harn’s tribal nations have echoes of these various real world groups. But more importantly, they contrast strongly with the feudal people of Harn, who have traded much of their individual freedom for safety and civilization. The tribes are not bound by laws, but rather by blood and friendship. There is little they are required to do, but their lives are more precarious in the wilderness. Being pressed by Orcs and scarcity of resources and other dangers tend to bind the community together. And to have these tribal groups living alongside the feudal peoples, in the deep forests and wild lands the civilized people refuse to go, is just such a wonderfully believable detail, both because it feels realistic and because it immediately injects more friction into the world.

All the art is by Chris Hotz and this might be his final work for the line. Not entirely sure about that.

[rubiscodisco]

I think about the Roman Empire a fair amount but NOT in a boy way just so y'all know

[steviesbicrisis]

All these two lovesick homosexuals did was go for a walk in a monster-infested forest for 5 minutes, share clothes and one very wrong hetero-dating advice for my brain to stop functioning for 14 months and still counting.

[krystal-prisms]

"average person thinks about the Roman Empire once a day" factoid is just a statistical error. The average person thinks about the Roman Empire zero times a day. Ides of March Georg, who lives on tumblr and thinks about the roman empire for 24 hours straight on March 15th, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[duxfemina]

It's the late Roman Republic...

Now put in the tags what you selected and who you THINK it's referring to... Because I sneakily had at least two people in mind when I made each option and when the poll is over I'll reveal who I had in mind for each option

[chocolate-mallowmelt]

peeta mellark is my roman empire actually

[lemonwisp]

Jedediah thinks about the Roman Empire everyday, but that’s cause he’s gay

[dekusleftsock]

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I’m obsessed with the new mitski album… and this song specifically. I mean cmon, it’s the one with the most hype around it for a reason.

I think what makes this album and specifically this song so “them” isn’t even necessarily the romantic subplot they have, but rather the realization that the love they have is truly beautiful, and that it’s something of value. It’s the only thing they truly have for the rest of their lives; the ability to love someone so deeply.

And that’s kind of what this entire album is about right? Love and loss, mitski herself literally saying that this album is about her realization that her greatest accomplishment was no material item or physical action, but rather the ability and the action to love someone.

And to be honest, Ochako’s unrequited love of Izuku and then required love of Himiko shows this. All of her heroics matter, and she will always be more than just another man’s wife (a title she would honestly be stuck with were her and Izuku to get together), but the fact that her feelings were able to change the entire world is astounding.

The title of the album “The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We” is actually a joke, referencing those welcome signs between states on highways and such. Things like “Welcome to Delaware the first state” or “Welcome to Pennsylvania the keystone state”. And through this reference this album also becomes a commentary on the political hellscape that the US has become.

I just love it. I can’t stop thinking about it.

Oh and also here’s a version with a SH warning bc her wrist is cut

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[187o]

what do you mean " how often do you think about the Roman Empire" ? bold of you to assume it's multiple times a day and not continuous toughts that have no begining and no end, going on forever.

[swampthingking]

the thought of cracking the spine of a book makes kevin nauseous. he like opens it just enough to see the words and holds the book at such uncomfortable angles to read— anything to keep the book pristine and intact. he does not let people borrow his books because he is a control freak (as a term of endearment) and does not trust them to take care of them the way he does.

and andrew is the complete opposite, cracking the spine as soon as he opens it. he annotates in pen. he dog ears the pages because who the fuck has time to find a bookmark. he throws books out of anger. he throws them at aaron for fun. he lets them get smashed and torn in his bag. he always keeps them, he just prefers them to look like they’ve been read.

[rambleonwithrosie]

Okay of these three characters (all historical and real) who would you most be interested in reading novel/s about?

Pompeius Magnus - rule breaker, golden boy, literally the most likable guy, builder of great buildings and most successful general ever pretty much. He also respects women which is just unheard of in his day to the point people make fun of him for it. He's also got a lot of tragedy and loss and the most poignant and cinematic death in all of history

Sextus Pompeius - "pirate", rebel, heart of absolute gold, honorable even to the people who deserve it least. Savior to hundreds, lord of Sicily. Dutiful son of a slain father. Also experiences a lot of loss. The last resistance to the totalitarian triumvirs. Very successful against them for years and largely forgotten by history. He was given the libelous title of "pirate king" but that just makes him sound cooler if you ask me

Pompeia Magna - fatherless at age six, tumultuous childhood that ends with her being put in the care of her uncle (this is where history ends and my made up story for her begins) used as a pawn to curry favor with a man she despises who was responsible for the ruin of her family, proud in spite of her humiliation. Taken under the wing of the "empress" who knew her as a child. She brushes shoulders with some of the big names of her day including the eventual successor to the governing of the empire. Without any true family to guard and protect her she is both more exposed to danger but also capable of more freedom of movement. She navigates the deadly waters of Rome to outlive all her enemies and see the men who put her in harms way brought to justice and to finally achieve her lifelong goal of living in security on her family's ancestral lands

Definitely put any further thoughts in the comments and tags

[theupstairskid]

My boyfriend's Roman Empire is the Roman Empire...and also *checks notes* The Aristocats?

[indycarnocontext]

[duxfemina]

If you were going to pin the BEGINNING of the downfall of the Roman Republic on the actions of one Roman

[thisdiscontentedwinter]

It’s been a while, Tumblr. How’s it going?

Anyway, remember ages and ages ago I shared the start of a murder mystery set in Ancient Rome?

It’s a thing now! It’s a new name for a new genre. This one is not a romance, but there is a very, very slow burn mm subplot.

It’s out on November 28, and would make the perfect Saturnalia present!

Rome, 58 AD.

The dinner party didn’t turn out the way Aemilius Valerius expected. He didn’t expect a place at the main table. He didn’t expect to drink that much. He didn’t expect to hook up with one of the scarier dancers. And he most certainly didn’t expect to trip over the bloody corpse of his host on the floor of the informal dining room.

One man’s grisly murder is another man’s opportunity. Valerius teams up with the investigator, a plebeian with a chip on his shoulder, to discover the killer. Mad Uncle Maro promised it would be a smart career move, but that was before a second senator turned up dead. Now everything points towards a corrupt legion, an imperial assassin, and the emperor’s mother. It might have been smarter to accept that honorary priesthood, stupid hat or not.