Ah the fall of the Roman empire in *checks notes* 40CE. - ThreadSky

emmasouthon.bsky.social • 73 days ago

Ah the fall of the Roman empire in *checks notes* 40CE.

Reposted from Scott Shapiro

Then: Horse in the Senate

Now: Horse in a hospital

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emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

Also didn't happen jesus fucking Christ lads the HORSE THING DIDN'T HAPPEN

videbis.nl•73 days ago

The horse thing (that didn't happen) was a pretty ok metaphor for the impotency of the Roman senate in the face of a full blown autocrat.

Make of that what you will.

emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

Tbf some senators stabbed that guy and his wife and child so they found some potency somewhere

videbis.nl•73 days ago

Somehow, senators killing (potential) emperors never really gives them the result they might have hoped for.

Assuming they wanted to restore the republic and not become emperor themselves.

emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

If the "fall" of the roman Empire was when it became an imperial monarchy then you have to stop being nice about JC and Augustus. If the "fall" was "barbarians" in the 5thc then I need you to stop talking about Caligula

emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

Omg my blood pressure

msemmalyon.bsky.social•73 days ago

When you answered my question about things people get wrong about history with Caligula's on the Q&A episode i yelled "fuckin RIGHT??" to the cats

emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

I reckon if I had three wishes from a a genie one of them would be to vanish this myth from the collective consciousness. Just for my peace of mind!

msemmalyon.bsky.social•73 days ago

I hear that

emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

For reference the emperor marked in red here is Caligula with the horse story. The last emperor of the western empire (but not the last Roman emperor) is marked in blue there, 450 years later.

brennanml.bsky.social•73 days ago

Slow, yet effective!

emmasouthon.bsky.social•73 days ago

Slow and steady! Maybe that Aesop was onto something after all...

the15andthe45.bsky.social•73 days ago

I always quite liked the idea of the horse trotting into the Senate House after its consulship, and when invited to respond to the current consul's motion, simply replying "Neigh".

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