Network: Beware the Ides of March

[fogboundcrow]

Today is March 15th. That means the Ides of March are upon us.

On this day, the Roman Senate banded together to assassinate the tyrant Julius Caesar, stabbing him twenty-three times.

Though he became a martyr at the time, it was an act of necessity, and his killers acted in the name of the republic.

Though it's unfortunate that Caesar's demise paved the way for the Roman Empire, I cannot deny the allure of its history and the art and cultural iconography it spawned.

I do, however, still favor the Greek pantheon and myths over their Roman counterparts.

Comments

[herewardbound]

a holiday we can all support

murdering the living shit out of fascist dictators

[odysseyandroid]

This information mirrors that in my data-banks. I have nothing I can contribute to your message in relation to the facts you have provided.

You speak of Roman and Greek myths and pantheons. Please elaborate further regarding these subjects.

[seekerofjustice]

And so Dove reads the post. Once. Twice. Three times. Four even. Maybe five. And he tries to understand exactly what this all means.

He does not.

He's actually a little tired of this. It's not Raven's fault, of course, but for once he'd love to understand what's going on.

Mythology is quite a fascinating subject, isn't it? The variety of tales and figures scattered throughout cultures and the passage of time provide such a varied set of pantheons.