We Are Sons Of Mars

• Indie Romulus and Remus from Roman Myth • Semi-Selective • Mun is 18+ • Est. November 29th, 2016 •

[thoodleoo]

concept: an ancient roman senate meeting but it’s actually just a game of d&d

[thoodleoo]

dm: okay caesar, you’re walking into the senate house. it’s the ides of march. caesar: that soothsayer told me to beware this day, right? dm: yup. you wanna roll your perception check? caesar: yeah, sounds good. dm: ….you rolled a nat1. caesar: dm: caesar: dm: so your friend brutus starts approaching you,

[dykerory]

Io Saturnalia!

[sexymotorslifestyle]

[xdarkmessiahx]

“Do you think it’s cooked all the way?” -twinsofthetiber

“Not quite. I did say forty minutes, ja? By my count, it’s only been thirty seven.”

[twinsofthetiber-a-blog]

“Considering how many variables can play into cooking, the time it needs can be different.” Romulus laughed, closing the oven before setting the pot-holders he was using aside and sitting back down with Helmut. “Normally, I would be more confident, but I've never made this before.”

[ultrafacts]

Onfim was a child who lived in Novgorod, Russia, in the 13th century. He left his notes and homework exercises scratched in soft birch bark (beresta) which was preserved in the clay soil of Novgorod. Onfim, who archaeologists believe was six or seven at the time, wrote in Old Novgorodian; besides letters and syllables, he drew battle scenes and drawings of himself, his family, and his teacher. [x]

Here is a picture of him as a knight stabbing someone.

(At least, he wrote his name next to the knight. Either it was supposed to be him or he was signing his masterpiece. Either way, still adorable.)

Several pictures of the original birch pieces can be found here:  [x]

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[lizawithazed]

“people have always been people”

[captainlordauditor]

i’ve seen similar ones from roman children living in what is now england, too. People have ALWAYS been people.

[brunhiddensmusings]

i love this so much, history with real people in it see also -archeologists at hadrians wall dig up a letter from a roman soldier to his family tanking them for sending him a new pair of underwear in the mail -norse runes scattered around constantanople and several cathedrals turn out to be viking graffiti, including “this is very high” over two stories up -the oldest known joke (egyptian) and the oldest known english joke are both lowbrow sex jokes -roman gladiators had equivalents to sponsorship deals, some murals found were basically ‘gladiator brad pitt rubs himself with capelli brand olive oil, try some today’ and action figures were also found of prominent fighters for chidlren to play with -flat stone fragments left at egyptian construction sites were used as post it notes by workers, some included variations of ‘the foreman is a jerkface’ and a crude drawing of the pharoh with a comically large donger -we have an embarrassing wealth of 4,000 year old receipts referring to one specific merchant being an ass. WE KNOW HIM BY NAME, he wasnt even a king or anything, Ea-nasir  will be known through history for being a dick about refunds

[robotsandfrippary]

I love how children, even in the 13th century, can never remember how many fingers someone has. 

[rabbittiddy]

Oh no Ea-Nasir strikes again.

[fourthage]

You left out the best part about the Ea-Nesir receipts!  From the original post about this historic jackass:

The majority of the surviving correspondences regarding Ea-nasir were recovered from one particular room in a building that is believed to have been Ea-nasir’s own house.

Like, these are clay tablets. They’re bulky, fragile, and difficult to store. They typically weren’t kept long-term unless they contained financial records or other vital information (which is why we have huge reams of financial data about ancient Babylon in spite of how little we know about the actual culture: most of the surviving tablets are commercial inventories, bills of sale, etc.).

But this guy, this Ea-nasir, he kept all of his angry letters - hundreds of them - and meticulously filed and preserved them in a dedicated room in his house. What kind of guy does that?

[systlin]

Ea-nasir, the FUCKING LEGEND

[ceescedasticity]

Departing from Ea-nasir, reportedly there are surviving thirteenth century letters to students at the University of Paris saying things like “I’ve heard it’s cold, wear your scarf” or “I will not send you any money because I have been informed you never study but just sit around playing your guitar”.

[justjimbo]

“Put em up!” 👊

[ranilla-bean]

roman mosaic artist: what did the bible figures wear?

roman random: uhhh dunno but they were part of our empire right, so uh togas I guess?

roman mosaic artist: mate ur a genius ofc

[justjimbo]

Almost went a week without posting a Raoul Bova pic. Here he is looking very rugged, unshaven and pensive

[u-s-a]

[distressedphilosopher-deactivat]

Honestly “thanks I hate it” is one of the funniest phrases in the English language

[gideongaius]

i one time told my italian professor “grazie lo detesto” and she lost her shit, so it’s not just english

[trickylittlegod-a-blog]

Remus and Duncan Ataman Aesthetic for @sonoftheinfamous.

[trickylittlegod-a-blog]

Send “Roll d20!” + an ability check, and I will write a starter based on how my muse did.

Send “Roll d20! + Reverse” for a random ability check for your muse.

Generators can be found here and here.

Remember, 10 is average. The higher you are above 10, the better you do, with 20 being mind-blowingly awesome. The lower you are below 10, the worse you do, with 1 being humiliatingly and sometimes hilariously terrible.

1. Athletics - Your athletics check covers difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming. 2. Acrobatics - Your acrobatics check covers your attempt to stay on your feet in a tricky situation, and can also apply to performing acrobatic stunts. 3. Sleight of Hand - Your sleight of hand check covers any attempt to perform an act of legerdemain or manual trickery. 4. Stealth - Your stealth check covers your attempts to conceal yourself from enemies, slink past guards, slip away without being noticed, or sneak up on someone without being seen or heard. 5. Constitution - Your constitution check covers any acts requiring a good amount of endurance. 6. Arcana - Your arcana check measures your ability to recall lore about spells, magic items, eldritch symbols, magical traditions, the planes of existence, and the inhabitants of those planes. 7. History - Your history check measures your ability to recall lore about historical events, legendary people, ancient kingdoms, past disputes, recent wars, and lost civilizations. 8. Investigation - Your investigation check measures your ability to observe objects, individuals or your surroundings make deductions, discern information or determine solutions to problems. 9. Nature - Your nature check measures your ability to recall lore about terrain, plants and animals, the weather, and natural cycles. 10. Religion - Your religion check measures your ability to recall lore about deities, rites and prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols, and the practices of secret cults. 11. Animal Handling - Your animal handling check measures your ability to calm down a domesticated animal, keep a mount from getting spooked, or intuit an animal’s intentions. 12. Insight - Your insight check decides whether you can determine the true intentions of a creature or person. 13. Medicine - Your medicine check lets you try to stabilize a dying companion or diagnose an illness. 14. Perception - Your perception check lets you determine your keenness and ability to spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. 15. Survival - Your survival check determines your ability to hunt, guide your group through the wilderness, identity signs that dangerous creatures live nearby, predict the weather, or avoid natural hazards. 16. Deception - Your deception check determines whether you can convincingly hide the truth, either verbally or through your actions, and mislead others through ambiguity to telling outright lies. 17. Intimidation - Your intimidation check covers any attempt to influence someone through overt threats, hostile actions, and physical violence. 18. Performance - Your performance check determines how well you can delight an audience with music, dance, acting, storytelling, or some other form of entertainment. 19. Persuasion - Your persuasion check covers attempts to influence someone or a group of people with tact, social graces, or good nature.

[twinsofthetiber-a-blog]

@honor-and-redemption

“It’s been more than three months since my brother and I saw you last, cucciolo! What brings you to Rome after so long? And without checking in every once in awhile!”

[todayinhistory]

October 13th 54 AD: Claudius dies

On this day in 54 AD, the Roman Emperor Claudius died in Rome aged 63. Claudius was the fourth emperor after the Empire was consolidated by the first emperor Augustus. Tiberius, the second emperor, was Claudius’s uncle, and the young Claudius came to power after Tiberius’s successor, the insane Caligula, was assassinated by his own guard. Claudius proved a much more moderate and even-tempered leader than his predecessor, despite having previously been excluded from power due to his health problems. The new emperor had a strained relationship with the Roman Senate, who believed they did not have enough power under Claudius. However, the fourth emperor is responsible for several notable achievements, perhaps most importantly the Roman conquest of Britain, which greatly added to the territorial power of the Roman Empire. After his wife Messallina was executed for plotting against him, Claudius married his niece Agrippina. However, Agrippina had ambitions and supporters of her own, and feared Claudius would name his own son as his heir rather than her son Nero. Emperor Claudius died the day after holding a sumptuous banquet, and Roman opinion believed he was poisoned by Agrippina herself in order to secure her son’s succession. She was successful, and Nero became Roman Emperor, thus beginning the brutal rule of one of Rome’s most infamous emperors.

[lionofchaeronea]

Cincinnatus Leaving the Plow to Make Laws at Rome, Juan Antonio Ribera, 1806

[radstudies]

Albert Joseph Moore (British, 1841–1893) - Dreamers

[soillseach]