merdaverse@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agoDemocracy is when the White House boasts about its kinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1786file-textcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1786imageDemocracy is when the White House boasts about its kinglemmy.worldmerdaverse@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agomessage-square122fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
https://nitter.net/WhiteHouse/status/1892295984928993698#m *Nitter mirror. Don’t link directly to that shit stain of a site
minus-squareMakeitstop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 days agoFun Fact: The Roman Republic viewed regicide as a virtue. As I understand it, “he was trying to become king” was grounds for a justifiable homicide defense.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoYeah, even when they had Emperors the idea was so ground in that they never claimed the title of Rex. Partly because Imperator was seen as better anyways but it was absolutely a thing. Fun East Rome Best and Worst Rome Fact: the ERE Emperor claimed the title Basilieus basically the moment Western Rome fell. Guess what it means?
Fun Fact: The Roman Republic viewed regicide as a virtue. As I understand it, “he was trying to become king” was grounds for a justifiable homicide defense.
Yeah, even when they had Emperors the idea was so ground in that they never claimed the title of Rex.
Partly because Imperator was seen as better anyways but it was absolutely a thing.
Fun East Rome Best and Worst Rome Fact: the ERE Emperor claimed the title Basilieus basically the moment Western Rome fell. Guess what it means?
Basil eater?