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SILK is CORRUPTING our MANLY ROMAN SOCIETY (ArchonOfFlesh) (infosec.pub)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 18 points 5 months ago

Caesar once said in regards to the license he allowed his troops, that “They would fight just as well if they reeked of perfume”.

Honestly, I've always loved this line, not only for the raw and unconcerned practicality of it (practicality is very Roman, arguably even more Roman than being toxically masculine), but for the thought of some conservative from Rome seeing Caesar's legionaries, fresh from conquering an entire fucking province, and bitching about them examining their more delicate gains and Caesar just giving the most disinterested verbal shrug as he gets his leg hair plucked.