Episode CLXXXVI - Proscriptions
Emperors of Rome
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Cicero's Hands and Head Were Put on Display in the Forum
Cicero's hands and head were put on display in the forum. Antony and octavian are already kind of aware that that alliance is not long for this earth. Thet still comes off as visceral and frightening 200 years after the fact. This appears in plutarch andapiand let alone die out as horror stories. These texts are really emotionally powerful.
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