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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

"Let's give a teenager complete autocratic power, what could go wrong"

[wild parties ensue]

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago

“With Trump, it’s like there’s a child in the White House!”

An actual child in the White House: weekly Minecraft LAN parties

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 35 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Let’s not lose sight of who wrote that: his detractors in the Senate. They had every reason to delegitimize and demonize him

[–] froufox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i see no demonization in the points listed

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

A conservative Roman senate would

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus

They literally just mushed all the greats' names together. How often does this happen?

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In Spanish language places a lot of people are called jesus, in Islamic places a lot of people are called Mohammed. I'm not saying i think it is a normal thing to do, but history disagrees with me. People have been name-dropping any way they can for ages now.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

True but how is it more like "Vishnu Abraham Hesus Muhammad de Buddha" or specifically among Roman emperors.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Constantly. Most Roman Emperors adopted the names of previous Emperors to show how part of the 'imperial family' they were.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

I can't help but think that second-to-last bullet point, especially taken together with the last one, would have been ill-advised given ancient Roman surgical capabilities.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Of course they were killed by the Praetorian Guard.