Aren’t these things usually expensive because they’re being passed off as genuine collector’s items?

… why tho

That sounds like a maintenance nightmare.

Explanation: The Battle of Adrianople was emphatically not a glorious Roman victory. Sit Tibi Terra Levis, Carl!

https://www.hungarianottomanwars.com/armors-and-shields/armors-in-topkapi-seray-museum/

Explanation: Caligula was a Roman Emperor who began with a promising and mild reign once he ascended to the position of Emperor!

Unfortunately, after an illness and fever so high it put him into a coma for several days, he woke up… worse. Much worse. And he proceeded to get worse every day for the rest of his reign. Threats, murder, arbitrary executions, seizures of property, delusions of godhood… Caligula did whatever pleased his fancy on any given day, and it was rarely a good fancy.

It’s speculated by some modern historians that the fever caused brain damage and a loss of impulse control.

Run it on moonshine.

The problem with peace platforms is that they’re very hard to change. AMLO ran on a ‘hugs, not bullets’ platform towards dealing with the cartels - but the cartels aren’t misbehaving kids or disgruntled impoverished folk. The cartels, at this point, are rational, self-sustaining actors - which means no amount of hugs will induce them to ‘kill themselves’ by dismantling the fundamental roots of their operations.

At the same time, such a peace platform means that any escalation will be called out as hypocrisy and blamed for any rise in cartel activity.

It’s a trap of AMLO’s own making, but it’s hard not to feel for him. Between the realities of the situation on the ground and electoral politics, he’s not exactly overflowing with options. One hopes Sheinbaum will feel more freedom to act when she steps into the presidency.

“And when someone is actually killed you’re gonna feel real fuckin dumb for joking about it.”

Oh, like all the other Trump policies and insanity that have literally got people killed and we joke about?

Fuck’s sake. Mockery is the only language these cretins even partially comprehend. We’ve tried the “They go low, we go high” route. Telling them “P-p-please, you’re going to kill minorities talking like this…” just gives these Nazi fucks a hard-on. Only relentless mockery can make them tuck their tails and quiet down for a little bit, reducing the harm their insanity causes.

I need to clear my head to figure out who is really poisoning me. Court alchemist, prepare me my daily mercury elixir.

Or it could be rephrased as “Shitheads should not be tolerated in any sensible community”. Transphobes, like homophobes and racists, should not be welcome amongst decent folk.

like yeah I know but not too my professor, amirite?

Unless…? 👉👈🥺

Quit speaking, you!

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Explanation: Caligula was a Roman Emperor who began with a promising and mild reign once he ascended to the position of Emperor!

Unfortunately, after an illness and fever so high it put him into a coma for several days, he woke up… worse. Much worse. And he proceeded to get worse every day for the rest of his reign. Threats, murder, arbitrary executions, seizures of property, delusions of godhood… Caligula did whatever pleased his fancy on any given day, and it was rarely a good fancy.

It’s speculated by some modern historians that the fever caused brain damage and a loss of impulse control.

That’s why the fan explanation of “Big E thought girls were icky” is so much better

Okay Dr. Peterson, let’s put you back into your coma.

Just a load of junk!

If it’s any consolation, massive dump piles are important archeological resources for studying the Roman Empire (and other ancient civilizations) as well, lmao

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio