A place to meme about the glorious ROMAN EMPIRE (and Roman Republic, and Roman Kingdom)! Byzantines tolerated! The HRE is not.
RULES:
No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry, etc. The past may be bigoted, but we are not.
Memes must be Rome-related, not just the title. It can be about Rome, or using Roman aesthetics, or both, but the meme itself needs to have Roman themes.
Follow Lemmy.world rules.
Not sure where to start on Roman history?
A quick memetic primer on Republican Rome
A quick memetic primer on Imperial Rome
Explanation: The Roman military in the 1st century AD was an absolute juggernaut when facing the Germanic tribes, many of whom came for 'war' with fire-hardened spears, with only the warrior elite possessing swords and armor. By the 4th century AD, however, the Germanic tribes had learned from their Roman neighbors and came to war on more-or-less equal terms, which was terribly unfair!
Aetius: I didn't hear no bell