• Botzo@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    hear the lamentations of their women and all that jazz

    I’m now imagining some Roman officers relaxing in a dark room, drinking some recently acquired wine, and listening to the lamentations of the spouses of the conquered like it was a new Duke Ellington release in the 50s.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      4 days ago

      With backing vocals by ‘Some Gallic wenches who are sad about people dying or something weak and womanly like that idk’