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Rough Roman Memes

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Doesn't matter how many times you fall down, Jack, it matters how many times you get back up again (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Explanation: The Romans had an absolutely horrific capacity for taking casualties in the mid-Republic, and an equally horrific stubbornness that lasted all throughout the era of the Republic. Fuckers didn't give up. Didn't matter if they had to ban mourning, sell all their jewelry, free their slaves to fight as citizens, the Republic was determined to win or die, no third options.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fabius "The Delayer" sends his regards.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay I gotta know the name of the punic war Manga

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ad Astra: Scipio and Hannibal. It's really legitimately quite excellent. The author plays with some facts for storytelling purposes (such as having Scipio everywhere, and showing Marcellus as a bit of a straightforward, if intelligent, brute), but on the whole there is an adoring and positively granular amount of detail put into the portrayal of the Second Punic War and its protagonists.

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Awesome I will definitely give it a read! Thanks!

[–] NoTagBacks@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Man, I wholeheartedly agree with the premise that Rome just simply had the capacity to lose. I think it may even be the largest contributing factor to the long decline of the empire. Kinda hard to maintain that capacity when it's all being spent on plagues and civil wars.