#second triumvirate

[theantonian]

Hellenistic period sardonyx cameo portrait of Mark Antony as Alexander the Great. H. 3.7cm. W. 3.5cm.

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médaille et antiques, Paris.

Photograph: Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

[historical-kitten]

Ancient Roman Politicians on a Modern Date

Gaius Julius Caesar: He invites you to a dinner party at his house and is a fairly witty and engaging host, but all of his stories seem to be about himself. However, friends assure you he's "every woman's man and every man's woman," so stick around for the nightcap he offers you if that makes you curious.

Marcus Licinius Crassus: For a man who is absolutely the wealthiest you've ever met, it seems a little convenient that he 'forgot his wallet' on your date to that expensive gastropub, so you couldn't go halfsies and had to pay for both your meals. The gold flake dessert shines bright, but you sort of wish he'd choke on it.

Gnaeus Pompeius Maximus: It's kind of weird how he takes you around to show you his art collection since it mainly consists of statues of himself, but hey, at least he's interested in art? He also tells a lot of stories about himself. However, he has a reputation for being a devoted husband and he's in between spouses, so if you're ready for that, give him a chance.

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus aka Augustus: He literally wrote out a plan for your entire date, how it would go, and what he would say to the most commonly asked smalltalk questions. Do not deviate from his script. He takes you somewhere like a museum or a fancy restaurant where they barely feed you, but although he is polished, his romantic delivery seems a little flat until you run into his best friend Agrippa... They are just besties, right?

Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony: Ok, there are a couple ways this could go. He is either an absolutely fantastic date who takes you to see a hilarious play and finishes off with a fun night on the town, or he takes you to a bar in a seedy part of town where you dance and drink and party all night. Either way he gives you nice gifts and is charming and funny. On a later date he may take you on the most expensive, romantic, fancy date ever. Most likely a good time date, just don't expect things to get serious unless you're the Queen of Egypt.

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus: He never showed up for your date. Completely ghosted you. You track down his coworkers Mark Antony and Octavian and they say they have no idea where he is either. Weird.

Marcus Agrippa: He takes you on a tour of the city, pointing out all the architecture and finishes this off with dinner. He seems nice, intelligent, and is very attentive to your needs. So why isn't he off the market yet? His attachment to his slightly creepy best friend and roommate Octavian, maybe? They were roommates.

Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius: A much better date than his father, he takes you to his private boat and gives you a seaside tour. He valiantly fights off pirates during your date, but did you catch one of them winking at him? Regardless, it's an unforgettable adventure.

Who would you rather date? And again, I'm sorry, Lepidus.

As always, thanks to @just-late-roman-republic-things for inspiring these posts.

[pompeiusliker]

this loser

just thinking abt that one battle octavian spent hiding in the damn swamp

[pedroam-bang]

"This is how history is made."

Philippi - Rome (2007)

[point-two-two]

whatver. is this caesar in the room with us

edit: i would like to credit @mcskullmun for putting me onto this contrapuntal poem thing, i saw him write one and figured if one of my friends could do it then there was really not anything stopping me. fun fact i originally tried to do a triple poem with antony-octavian-brutus and i got two lines in before i gave up. might try antony-brutus though

[white-grave]

Antonius and Octavius wish you a very happy Chinese new year

[transbutchblues]

there’s this girl in my year who talks about mark antony about 5 times a day at least (usually more) and it’s growing on me fr… recently i can’t stop thinking about the end of the republic… i had 5 hours a week of classes on it this semester but her obsession with mark antony and the second triumvirate isn’t helping

gods i love (= hate) the romans they were amazing (= terrible people) and the rumors on everyone are wonderful

[lightdancer1]

A brief moment to remember the most obscure of the Second Triumvirate

Lepidus - Biography

A biography of the Roman politican, military commander and triumvir, Marcus Lepidus. Including a detailed account of his life, pictures, quo

He came, he saw, he conquered, he was evicted.

Sic transit gloria mundi.