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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why we always use 'the elder' and 'the younger' for all these guys (see also Cato or Pitt*) and not 'the elder' and 'the lame loser' instead.

* I might be French, sorry for the offense caused

[–] PugJesus 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pliny the Elder: Statesman, scholar, wrote the first encyclopedia, traveled the Empire, died saving one of his friends from certain doom from a literal volcano

Pliny the Lame Loser: Was a governor, had some letters where he sucks up to the Emperor or something, idk

(unironically Pliny the Younger's letters are supremely interesting, but it's hard to live up to his uncle's legacy!)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Both Catos sound like dicks, though.

[–] PugJesus 3 points 3 months ago

100%, fuck the Catos