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sforzesco · 1 year ago
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You talked about Crassus not getting his wealth in "traditional" manner, and it made me think of Plutarch taking about how Sulla's wealth was also viewed with suspicion because his father actually left him nothing so becoming wealthy was a subversion of his inheritance. I'm just ... having thoughts.
IT'S SO FUN there's such a specific kind of wound that digs into both of them happening there, Sulla's wealth is a mark of suspicion the way that Crassus' wealth is a permanent stain
it's not to the same degree, but there is something almost thematic about Crassus being brought up in a modest household and Sulla having lived in cheap lodgings (or to continue the almost: the way that there is a specific kind of familial absence in the early narratives of their respective biographies). the ways that they both gained wealth and power taking unconventional turns (whether the suspicion is warranted or not), even by the rapidly unraveling standards of the time.
it's not a perfect comparison!! but in a way it's poetic to me?? recognition in a reflection that doesn't line up so instead it's unbearable and grating. Sulla was the only Roman who could hold Crassus to the floor, and Crassus got up anyway. they both crawled up the Roman political ladder, ruthless in achieving their goals. its the mortifying ordeal of being known enough and not vibing with it.
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A Year of One’s Own: Dating the Praetorship of Marcus Crassus, Martin Stone
like, Sulla knew Crassus well enough to know how to hurt him, and boy that sure feels like something.
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Plutarch, Crassus, trans. Warner.
ANYWAY, I'm getting off topic. oh my god I have gotten so far off the original topic of this ask.
to wrap it up: something something Sulla keeping the company of actors and such, and this text comparing Crassus to an actor about to enter the stage of politics once more, Sulla's role in freezing Crassus out of the traditional avenues of political power.
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A Life in Pieces, Plutarch, Crassus 12.1-16-8, James T Chlup
Many Things Are Weird About The Main Cast Of The Last Generations Of The Roman Republic. lots of subversions and transgressions happening all over the place.
heughghh to finish this off, I've been thinking about this a lot while I write other things, but uhhhh my thoughts are Not Particularly Coherent. I've been reading lately on the Rizal-Bonifacio relationship and what it means to conflict with someone who is partially responsible for making you what you are—
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Decimation: Myth, Discipline, and Death in the Roman Republic, Michael J. Taylor
—and it's bleeding into all the other filing cabinets in my mind.
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I was inspired
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punishedsaints · 3 months ago
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oddzo · 4 months ago
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Putting this here in TikTok form to see if it does any better but here’s me making one of the “Tri Angels” from the Book of Bill!
Edit: since some people have asked, I used FIMO professional oven bake clay to create this! :)
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comput3rage · 4 months ago
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I spent an ungodly amount of time making this. Hello lgbt community
[Image ID: A gif made on PicMix consisting of a screenshot from Gravity Falls of Ford Pines yelling at Bill Cipher with pink glittery text reading "DIVORCE", animated flames, glittery tears coming from both of their eyes, several animated broken heart gifs, and a glitter overlay edited on. End ID.]
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charlikesalmon · 3 months ago
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space oddity
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fairy-of-divorce · 4 months ago
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villainessbian · 3 months ago
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is this anything
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omnybus · 3 months ago
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making shitposts, making shitposts is so fine
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chaldkicker · 3 months ago
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Parasite
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sassquire · 3 months ago
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leeseechkeens · 11 days ago
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Bill’s past
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punishedsaints · 3 months ago
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outsockk · 3 months ago
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i would also destroy the world if i fumbled ford
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speculative · 3 months ago
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Another good set of triangleposts, courtesy of SteinMakesGames
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