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Entry of the gladiators (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by Oiconomia@feddit.de to c/historymemes@lemmy.ml

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wait, it’s a song?

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[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's a march by Czech composer Julius Fučík called "Entry of the Gladiators", written in 1897.

Edit: It gets memeier! From Wikipedia:

He originally titled it "Grande Marche Chromatique", reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece, but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire.

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[–] captainteebs@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

What thinking about the Roman Empire does to a mf

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