The real power rests with the armed dudes who have access to the Emperor's private chambers.
RoughRomanMemes
A place to meme about the glorious ROMAN EMPIRE (and Roman Republic, and Roman Kingdom)! Byzantines tolerated! The HRE is not.
RULES:
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No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry, etc. The past may be bigoted, but we are not.
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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.
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Follow Piefed.social rules.
MORE COMMS ON THE HISTORYVERSE:
- !historymusic@quokk.au
- !historygallery@quokk.au
- !historymemes@piefed.social
- !historyruins@piefed.social
- !historyart@piefed.social
- !historyartifacts@piefed.social
- !historyphotos@piefed.social
Explanation: In Imperial China, Emperors were often overthrown by losing the "Mandate of Heaven" - broadly speaking, the stability of the state, resulting in civil war.
In Imperial Rome, Emperors were often overthrown by... their own bodyguard, the Praetorians, who even went so far as to auction the position off to the highest bidder at one point.
L'etat, c'est la garde!