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headcanon meme: (a) Julia Maria, (b) stupid sexy Catilina, if you want to?
Of course I want to! Thank you! <3
Julia Maria
Headcanon A: Julia Maria truly fell in love withMarius despite their differences in age and character.
Headcanon B: Julia Maria once defeated her son in atraining sword fight and he has not forgiven her ever since. Little did YoungMarius know that his father actually trained a little with Julia after he hadseen the wives of the Germans fight alongside their men.
Headcanon C: Julia Maria started dying as soon as sheheard that her son was dead. Marius betrayal (marching on Rome) and subsequentdeath had hit her hard and so she had focused all her love and attention on herprecious child, who had tried so hard to come close to what his father had beenwithout knowing that he simply lacked a spark of true greatness. After sheheard of his death she started to wither away.
Headcanon D: Sulla was married to Julia’s sister andthey often came over for some Roman version of a double date. Of course, itmostly ended in complete chaos. After Julilla died, Sulla still often came overfor dinner and the success of the evening always depended on how drunk Sullagot. If he drank too much, he would just stare into the middle distance and belike „Why don’t I know what love is“, so Julia started to water his wine hopinghe would never notice.
stupid sexy Catilina
Headcanon A: Catilinareally was distractingly good looking. Something like the darker version ofClodius. Often people who were not used to him and his looks were completelystunned and could only utter complete nonsense in his presence. The only personwho was never affected by stupid sexy Catilina was Sempronia.
Headcanon B: Catilina can seeand talk to the ghosts of Marius and Sulla. They argue all the time. Sullawants Catilina to do conspiracy and Marius is constantly critizing his plans. Theyappear almost every night. Out of the two, Catilina likes Sulla better becauseat least he is good looking. (After he leaves Rome to join his little armyCatilina comes to value Marius‘ military advise though.)
Headcanon C: Catilina neverwanted to actually conspire against Rome in the manner he was ultimately forcedto do. He just managed to put himself in a position where he could either dowhat the whole city expected of him or wait until Cicero had success indestorying his reputation so much that the consulship would be forever out ofreach. Catilina chose to fight but did not realize until thebattle of Pistoria how many people would die for him. That’s why he foughtuntil the bitter end and did not even think of fleeing.
Headcanon D: Catilina’s friendswere more enthusiastic about doing conspiracy than Catilina was. I mean we allknow he’s audax but Cethegus is like „I like really want to use all theseknives I’ve been collecting all my life“ and Sempronia is like „This sounds fun“and Sulla’s ghost adds „Just kill that guy Cicero who ruined your career.“ Andthat’s how the conspiracy started.
From now on, we will be using code names. You can address me as Eagle One. Scipio Aemilianus, code name - Been There, Done That Julia is - Currently Doing That Lucius Cornelius is - It Happened Once in a Dream Jugurtha, code name - If I Had To Pick an Enemy of Rome Scaurus is....- Eagle Two.
The Marian faction ranked by sexiness
Inspired by this post.
1. Lucius Cornelius Sexy Sulla: Was actually part of the Marian faction once and was a good bro for a time. Helped end the Jurgurthine War and the war against the Germanic tribes. Won a grass crown. Forever part of the Marian faction in my heart but in reality left when Marius decided that he would fight Mithridates from the grave if necessary. Very sexy.
2. Julia Maria: Marius’ wife, definitely part of the Marian faction. Very pretty and kind. Had to put up with Marius most of her life but still loved him. Sexy but in a cute way.
3. Quintus Sertorius: Younger version of Marius? Won a grass crown. Talked to animals like a disney princess. Did not support Marius when he went a little mad and traveled to Hispania instead where he continued his guerilla war against the Senate. Defeated Pompey. Definitely sexy.
4. Gaius Marius: Was very fit and strong. Exercised with his soldiers. Won lot’s of important wars for Rome but did not know when to stop. Still looked strangely good when he was over seventy, so probably was hot in his youth. Married to Julia who definitely had good taste. Was friends with Sulla but never as sexy and tried to steal his command out of frustration. Still kinda sexy.
5. Lucius Cornelius Cinna: Almost same name as Sulla so probably not ugly. Caesar married his daugther. He tried to do things but Sulla reversed everything. Scared of Marius. Not really sexy but still okay.
6. Sulpicius: (Kinda) mad tribune of the Plebs but maybe that was just optimate propaganda. Wanted to overthrow the Senate a little. Supported Marius but only because he needed his support and most of all his money. Tried to do stuff for the Italians but Marcus Livius Drusus did it in a sexier way. Gets killed indirectly by Sulla who is sexy and that’s all he has going for himself in this ranking.
7. Saturninus and Glaucia: Bros 4 life which is way they are together on this list. Tried to do things for the poor but probably only because they wanted more power (hard to say). Made cool laws for Marius & his soldiers. Got defeated by Marius and friends that’s not so sexy.
8. Gaius Marius the Younger: Not cool, became consul illegally, did nothing right ever, not sexy at all.
Marry a patrician girl much younger than yourself because you’re rich.
marius and sulla for the character meme?
Let’s keep pretending I answered this weeks ago…I started working again…But, I already did Sulla, so here is Marius:
1: sexuality headcanon: Okay, now, I get that most people headcanonMarius as straight and I mostly agree but I think that he isn’t reallyinterested in sex at all. Now, most of my Marius headcanons are somehow basedon the Masters of Rome series so this is where I got this idea from. Marius isinterested in commanding armies and generally matters of the military. Whenwe’re looking at people from his point of view it’s obvious that whethersomeone is attractive or not is not really something he’s passionate about.It’s more like “she’s beautiful” and not “would I have sex with that?”.Actually if I remember it correctly the only people who are repeatedlydescribed as attractive/handsome in Marius’ POV are Julia (his wife) and Sulla(who doesn’t really count because sexy Sulla). 2: otp: Marius/Julia!!!! I love Julia Maria. 3: brotp: Marius&Sulla!!!!! When will I getthe Marius&Sulla content I deserve? But, yes, I think they could actuallywork as something like friends or at least be really good at working together.We could have had it all.4: notp: This is even more difficult than withSulla because no one ships Gaius Marius with anyone. The only two pairings Ilike (or have thought about) are Marius/Julia and Marius/Sulla (yes I’m weakand also in Masters of Rome Sulla thinks Marius has beautiful hands). But I seeMarius and Sulla more in the brozone while it’s romantic love with Julia. 5: first headcanon that pops into my head: He’sreally Strong. And at some point he carried Sulla around just to prove he can. Alsohe’s one of those people who are always warm even if it’s snowing like crazy. 6: favorite line from this character: There aren’treally that many quotes and I don’t like them that much. But in Masters of RomeI really love the scene where he asks Julia if she doesn’t like his eyebrowsbecause they’re too big.7: one way in which I relate to this character:Okay, bear with me. I think what resonated most with me was that he had tocarve out his place among the patricians who would always view him as a lesserman because of his birth. And, in Master of Rome I can kinda understand why hehates Caesar (the let’s conquer Gaul Caesar) so much and wants to stop him.Because it is so unfair. Why should Caesar get everything so easily justbecause of his birth? How is it fair that he’s so handsome and smart andwhatnot and has (in Marius’ eyes) no need to work hard in order to surpass him?We should totally just stab Caesar!! 8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassmentabout this character: The whole let’s kill some random people because I reallywant to be consul thing wasn’t his best idea…9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?:Problematic fave
(Thornton Wilder, The Ides of March)
I was looking for another passage but wow, the letters by Pompeia sure are something.
Also who the fuck is her grandmother (the wife of Q. Pompeius Rufus cos. 88, since Pompeia's other grandmother is the wife of Sulla, dead by the time of civil wars). Probably Titinius. Also yes, Julia Maria is still alive in this book. Not a zombie, just strong and immortal.
julia and marius for the ask meme :)
Good choice!
Who likes to take couple aethestic photos?They both aren’t that much into the whole couple aethestic thing but Julia will occasionally take one when she feels peer-pressured by her sister. Marius doesn’t like to be photographed because he thinks his eyebrows look even bigger on pictures but plays along for Julia.
Who kisses the other person’s hand when they are scared?Marius does this when he thinks Julia is feeling scared or insecure. Julia only does it when she thinks Marius is going to put himself in danger and it’s beautiful.
Who likes to snuggle into the other person’s chest?Julia! Marius is both tall and broad so it works really well.
Who runs up and hugs the other person when they haven’t seen them in a while?Neither. Marius isn’t into huge emotional scenes and Julia is too well behaved to ever do something like that.
Who kisses the other person’s cheek when they are least expecting it to make them smile?Julia! And it always works!
What would they try to cook together?Well, they have slaves for that but maybe Marius tries to teach Julia how to make cheese because of his Rural Background. It doesn’t work that well but they have a lot of fun.
What is a life goal they both want together?The consulship…. Well, Julia wants Marius to succeed, of course, but I think they both dream of a quiet life with their son but Marius just can’t stay out of politics so it never works out.
Do they ever go out on spontaneous dates?Rarely and always because Marius gets sentimental. On these occasions he gets really sentimental about Sulla too so he is forced to come along. This makes their dates less romantic but more entertaining if Sulla is in a good mood. (Or turns things weird if he’s not. [On a date: Candlelight, Marius and Julia look into each other’s eyes. Sulla between them into the middle distance: I wish I knew how love feels like…])
Who has a bad day, and who makes them feel better by wrapping them up with a blanket and cuddling them until they feel better?Both! Julia tries not to show it when she’s in a bad mood but Marius notices anyway. Julia turns even more affectionate after Marius becomes ill.
What do they get one another for their anniversary?Marius always buys Julia really expensive jewellry (but not just for their anniversary) and every woman in Rome is jealous. Julia is not that into jewellry but wears it for Marius who figures out her tasts after a few years. Marius insists that being married to Julia is enough but she always manages to do something or find something that makes him happy. (On one anniversary she called Metellus Pius “Piglet” for the first time and Marius stared at her for two minutes.)
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