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Episode IV - Caesar's Triumph

Emperors of Rome

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The Triumph of Caesar

There's nothing really contemporary that talks about his triumph at all, unfortunately. A lot of them are commenting on the opulence that was going on in a triumph. So when they talk about ivory models of cities that have been carved in Caesar's triumph, they're saying this is just a waste of money. It looks cool for the day, but what are you going to do with it afterwards? The triumph is a very unique and rare honour in Rome. Sometimes people are sitting outside of Rome for years with their army, with their captives, with foreign animals, just so they can have this honour. You stand in your quadriga and you ride through the streets of Rome in this special

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