#43 b.c

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Octavian and Marcus Antonius afther they drafted the first proscription list, 43 B.C. colorized

[Image: two men in suits, each with a cigarette in their mouth, leaning in like they’re about to kiss — but the cigarettes meet instead. Caption: “Wahre Freundschaft gibt es nur unter Männern.”]

Ah yes, nothing says true friendship like casually burning down the Roman Republic — one puff at a time.

Octavian and Antony lighting up like, “Hey bro, let’s kill 300 senators (and ~2000 equites) and ride this state-sanctioned bromance into absolute power.” That’s not a kiss — that’s the Republic smoldering between their lips.