PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoThe Romans were a bit bullheadedlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down12cross-posted to: roughromanmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up192arrow-down1external-linkThe Romans were a bit bullheadedlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: roughromanmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·18 days agoExplanation: The Roman Republic had not one, but MULTIPLE fleets completely destroyed during the First Punic War with Carthage. Not quitters, those Romans. Eventually they managed to win the war.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 days agoCurrently relistening to Punic Nightmares, and yeah… The Romans, in modern parlance, had no chill.
minus-squareForester@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days agoTends to happen when your second, most prominent religion is the cult of Mars.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoCould also say “When EVERY god is a god of war (and agriculture)”
Explanation: The Roman Republic had not one, but MULTIPLE fleets completely destroyed during the First Punic War with Carthage. Not quitters, those Romans. Eventually they managed to win the war.
Currently relistening to Punic Nightmares, and yeah… The Romans, in modern parlance, had no chill.
Tends to happen when your second, most prominent religion is the cult of Mars.
Could also say “When EVERY god is a god of war (and agriculture)”