Part of an unbroken tradition of vulgarity that extends all the way to modern artillery shells and missiles.
They're often called the Perusinae Glandes and are a product of the civil war between Augustus and various members of Antony's family, including his wife, Fulvia. They have phrases like "Salve Octavi, felas" ("Hi Octavius, you suck cock") and "Peto landicam Fulviae" ("I seek Fulvia's clit").

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