Gracchi Brothers - III: Ochlocracy - Extra History
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It's more to do with the Oddities of Roman naming conventions and the people wanted to use their ancestor's names for prestige. Originally Roman names have three parts praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, respectively personal name, family name, and nickname. However, eventually the cognomen became hereditary and denoted the branch of the family, so the Romans adopted more names, the agnomen, to distinguish individuals, which also became hereditary. Hence why Roman names occur frequently and became longer. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio's father was named Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, his grandfather was named Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, and his son was named... wait for it, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio.
Marco Honrade
2016-08-22 09:30:21 +0000 UTCI joined Nova Roma a couple years' ago. One of the perks of becoming a citizen is being able to take a Latin name. Lucius Vibius Calidus is what I rolled with. My Latin is pretty much a no-go though. Romanes eunt domus? Carthago delenda est?
Svennie
2016-08-21 19:44:50 +0000 UTCMan, they REALLY liked that name
Nessf
2016-08-21 08:30:18 +0000 UTCIt amazing how once you open Pandora's Box all hell breaks loose and you can't put the genie back in the bottle. Also the senator that led the conservative mob to crack down on Tiberius was his cousin Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, the Pontifex Maximus, the Chief Priest of Rome. And yes, another person named Publius Cornelius Scipio because of course he is.
Marco Honrade
2016-08-20 21:50:45 +0000 UTCIt's just so depressing.
Valerie Hofer
2016-08-20 18:48:21 +0000 UTCWe created a (somewhat convoluted) schedule when we first lauched this Patreon with that as a reward to make sure the episodes got done with big buffer so we could get them to you at the right time. I've fallen through on it a handful of times (which I try to make up for when I can) but for the most part it's worked out well, and we're really happy that it has. Also I get to share things with you early meaning I get an extra day to read all your comments and be like "I KNOW, RIGHT?!"
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:38:32 +0000 UTCThe examples we set... :(
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:31:18 +0000 UTCThe precedent it sets so often winds up being worse than the events it was trying to stop.
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:22:28 +0000 UTCViolence so often and so quickly spreads beyond the control of those who incite it.
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:21:38 +0000 UTCIf I were that consul, I'd have been so mad. He totally HAD this, and then that stupid Senator had to get all hot-headed and make matters infinitely worse.
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:20:47 +0000 UTCThe murder itself was carried out only with clubs and staves (i.e. blunt weapons), and then the only accounts I've read jusy say his body was thrown into the river, so I haven't heard mention of Tiberius's body being cut to pieces as well. Poor Cicero's body, on the other hand...
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:20:09 +0000 UTCAnd it will not end for a very long time.
Extra History
2016-08-20 17:15:42 +0000 UTCI love that you have a Roman name and you're asking for this. Poenam populus postulat!
Extra History
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Jason Youngberg
2016-08-20 02:48:23 +0000 UTCIt's amazing (still to me) how one choice down a certain path can domino an entire government.
Valerie Hofer
2016-08-20 00:52:44 +0000 UTCIf it was fiction, they almost certainly played up the violence
Heath Dionne
2016-08-19 18:11:36 +0000 UTCAnd herein lies the reason why turning to violence to solve your political problems is a recipe for disaster.
Michael Jebbett
2016-08-19 17:33:16 +0000 UTCWell, that escalated quickly.
Hasan Mahmood
2016-08-19 16:11:00 +0000 UTCNo, no, foxie agrees with kitty. It might just be because we have the benefit of hindsight of course, but it does look a bit self-fulfilling.
Nessf
2016-08-19 15:53:28 +0000 UTCAnd just think, if they would have listened to the Consul, things might have been WAY different. Plus, this sort of goes into the whole self-fulfilling prophecy thing. In, I guess, a strange sort of way. To me. Or I might just be delusional.... *lays down for kitty nap*
Kathyrne
2016-08-19 15:42:19 +0000 UTCI think I'll name my next two cats Taboo and Retribution.
David Harkness
2016-08-19 15:18:27 +0000 UTCI recall this event being mentioned in a historical fiction novel about Cicero that I read a while back. Didn't they also cut the body to pieces?
Michael Waisfeld
2016-08-19 13:45:31 +0000 UTCOh boy this will not end well.
Farzad Mansouri
2016-08-19 11:15:29 +0000 UTCRETRIBUTION!
Svennie
2016-08-19 08:56:08 +0000 UTC
