I thought about how cool it would be to be the Eastern Roman/Byzantine

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2016-03-30 03:10:11 Post No. 907252
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Anonymous 2016-03-30 03:10:11 Post No. 907252 [Report]

I thought about how cool it would be to be the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Emperor - Basileus, Emperor of the Romans, Autokrator, complete with the purple robe.

Then I remembered how many of the Emperors ended up being deposed and subsequently castrated and/or blinded with knives and crude implements, and then I realized I'm glad I can live in the modern world and pretend-play to being Basileus thanks to my strategy games without actually being maimed in a terrible way.

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Anonymous 2016-03-30 03:12:19 Post No.907260
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Anonymous 2016-03-30 03:12:19 Post No.907260 [Report]

Life is short, a good name is forever

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Anonymous 2016-03-30 04:36:10 Post No.907503
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What purpose do our lives have without the glory of conquest and the joy of battle? Sure, war and violence is fucked up and times of peace can be good too, but is there truly a better feeling than conquering lands, settling areas, and erecting glorious monuments and cities? Why is that no longer possible? The best you could do is a micro country.

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Anonymous 2016-03-30 04:40:08 Post No.907517
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Anonymous 2016-03-30 04:40:08 Post No.907517 [Report]

>>907503
Fucking hell, meant to make a thread. Disregard this,although still kinda related to the topic at hand

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Anonymous 2016-03-30 15:28:19 Post No.909028
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Anonymous 2016-03-30 15:28:19 Post No.909028 [Report]

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>>907517
Well, because I can imagine being blinded and castrated to be an extremely painful and traumatizing experience. Also, consider how many Emperors ended up like this for petty squabbling and court intrigue...