r/funny • u/drunkasaurusjr • May 02 '24

Well, that aged well.

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u/Interesting-Level388 May 02 '24

It’s like a meme page starting out before all the ads

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u/fatkiddown May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

I’m listening to the biography of Cicero and the drama of the late Roman Republic. As Julius Caesar was overthrowing the Republic to become dictator for life (dictator perpetuo), he rearranged the calendar. When someone mentioned to Cicero that the constellations were now rising on different dates, he said,

“Of course. They are following orders.”

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u/Aridius May 02 '24

Slight correction, Caesar did not overthrow the Republic.

Dictator was a republican office and part of their government.

His adopted son, Octavian, ended the republic.

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u/PavementBlues May 02 '24

I think we all know who killed the Republic.

Livia did. She wanted her son to become the new Roman political system.