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"why don't you spend more time with your nephew?"

#i claudius #emperor claudius #caligula #ancient rome #roman history #schmart #don't worry being in near-death situations is enriching for Claudius actually

I, Claudius (1976) – "A God in Colchester"

(original)

#people don't make shitposts about niche tv shows anymore #i claudius #emperor claudius #herod agrippa I #roman history #ancient rome

the suetonius experience

#ancient rome #suetonius #roman history #in true suetonius fashion there are no contemporary depictions this is based off a 19th century etching LOL #if I have the motivation to finish my next greek myth drawing I will but I've become Rome-pilled recently #schmart

no ancient greek king or prince has all three 😝:

proficiency in battle

“close male companion”

long life span

#and more parallels between #achilles #and #alexander the great

indulgence in the comforts of modern living

#greek mythology #dionysus #ariadne #schmart #up 2 interpretation what kinda modern au this is ig

does tumblr have auto censors for man ass now

#previous drawing got flagged mature what do

lay down your shield and spear

#greek mythology #ares #aphrodite #schmart #fully believe they can and should be un-hetslopified

roman politics were so unserious imagine having to swear under oath that you’re not a bottom.

#and nobody believes you #roman history #julius caesar

dionysus conspicuously absent from the iliad I can only assume he was spending that war having a piña colada a couple miles down the beach

#the iliad #dionysus #greek mythology #he only comes up when there's some kind of story about him #though im not even halfway through yet lol

aphrodite with the erotes yoked to a chariot like santa's reindeer is a visual I didn't know I needed until I found this

#greek mythology #red figure pottery appreciation tag #something something filing this concept away for potential drawing ideas #aphrodite

echo-loves-flowerboy

any beautiful man born after the golden age can’t carry on the family legacy… all they know is play lyre, hunt in the woods, dionysian dancing, be bisexual, eat olive and die

#eat olive and die..#greek mythology

given the amount of flowers or plants that apparently originate from the tragic deaths of gorgeous young men, concerned parents are advised to warn their sons that it doesn't matter how much that male god says he loves you, he's not worth potentially getting turned into foliage over.

#greek mythology #hyacinthus #crocus #ampelos #at this point the whole garden is growing from the blood of dead twinks #apollo #dionysus #hermes