Over my (un)dead body!😉
And the « wrestling » after the spar, if you know what I mean…
The patricians (from Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. The distinction was highly significant in the Roman Kingdom, and the early Republic, but its relevance waned after the Conflict of the Orders (494 BC to 287 BC). By the time of the late Republic and Empire, membership in the patriciate was of only nominal significance.
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The social structure of Ancient Rome revolved around the distinction between the patricians and the plebeians. The status of patricians gave them more political power than the plebeians. The relationship between the patricians and the plebeians eventually caused the Conflict of the Orders. This time period resulted in changing the social structure of Ancient Rome.
Odeon or Odeum (Ancient Greek: ᾨδεῖον, Ōideion, lit. "singing place") is the name for several ancient Greek and Roman buildings built for musical activities, such as singing, musical shows and poetry competitions. Odeons were smaller than Greek and Roman theatres.
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The agora (/ˈæɡərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀγορά agorá) was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state's response to accommodate the social and political order of the polis.[1] The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering place" or "assembly". The agora was the center of the athletic, artistic, business, social, spiritual and political life in the city.[2] The Ancient Agora of Athens is the best-known example.
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In ancient Rome, thermae (from Greek θερμός thermos, "hot") and balneae (from Greek βαλανεῖον balaneion) were facilities for bathing. Thermae usually refers to the large imperial bath complexes, while balneae were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed in great numbers throughout Rome.[1]
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Most Roman cities had at least one – if not many – such buildings, which were centres not only for bathing, but socializing and reading as well. Bath-houses were also provided for wealthy private villas, town houses, and forts. They were supplied with water from an adjacent river or stream, or within cities by aqueduct. The water would be heated by fire then channelled into the caldarium (hot bathing room). The design of baths is discussed by Vitruvius in De architectura (V.10).
"Bread and circuses" (or bread and games; from Latin: panem et circenses) is a metonymic phrase referring to superficial appeasement. It is attributed to Juvenal, a Roman poet active in the late first and early second century CE — and is used commonly in cultural, particularly political, contexts.Bread and circuses - Wikipedia
Juvenal here makes reference to the Roman practice of providing free wheat to Roman citizens as well as costly circus games and other forms of entertainment as a means of gaining political power. The Annona (grain dole) was begun under the instigation of the popularis politician Gaius Sempronius Gracchus in 123 BCE; it remained an object of political contention until it was taken under the control of the autocratic Roman emperors.
Patricians historically had more privileges and rights than plebeians. This status difference was marked at the beginning of the Republic: patricians were better represented in the Roman assemblies, only patricians could hold high political offices, such as dictator, consul, and censor, and all priesthoods (such as pontifex maximus) were closed to non-patricians. There was a belief that patricians communicated better with the Roman gods, so they alone could perform the sacred rites and take the auspices. Additionally, not only were the patricians of higher status in political offices but they also had the best land in Ancient Rome.[10] Having the best land would allow the patrician class to have more opportunities, such as being able to produce better agriculture. This view had political consequences, since in the beginning of the year or before a military campaign, Roman magistrates used to consult the gods. Livy reports that the first admission of plebeians into a priestly college happened in 300 BC with the passage of the Lex Ogulnia, when the college of Augurs raised their number from four to nine. After that, plebeians were accepted into the other religious colleges. By the end of the Republic, only priesthoods with limited political importance, such as the Salii, the Flamines, and the Rex Sacrorum, were filled exclusively by patricians.Patrician (ancient Rome) - Wikipedia
While it was not illegal for a plebeian to run for political office, a plebeian would have not have had the backing needed to win a seat.[11] Since society was organized in this way, the patrician class was essentially in complete control of Ancient Rome's government.[11] In Cassius' accounts of Ancient Rome, he details how important and advantaged the patrician class was over the plebeian class.[12] He indicates the status difference between patricians and plebeians by detailing about the specific shoes the patricians wore. Cassius states, "For the shoes worn by the patricians in the city were ornamented with laced straps and the design of the letter, to signify that they were descended from the original hundred men that had been senators."[12] It is clear through Cassius' account that these details mattered and represent the differentiation between classes. For more on Ancient Rome's social class distinction visit Social Class in Ancient Rome.
Mathilde is going to be of those people who wrote defining books in a whole bunch of different fields. There's linguistics with the Skaven, the Waagh paper, the coin book if we ever get to it... probably more I can't think of right now.
A lot of parallels were seen here, one of the most famous periods of Rome's history had the Triumvirate made up of Pompey, Ceaser, and Cassus which kicked off the Roman Empire (different from the Roman Republic) this is reflected in the Triumvirate of the Queen, the Champion, and one of the Vicarii. While this is a cool similarity, Rome was actually ruled by two consuls (elected heads of governement), not the Triumvirate which only really occurred twice once with Ceaser and once with Augustus, and was more of a political bloc.
The Elfcation, if we ever do get around to doing it, is a whole 'nother book.
"Making friends in unlikely places: A guidebook to how to substitute intrigue for diplomacy, by Mathilde Weber."
Didn't Plato pretend the tail of Atlantis came from Egyptian priests? I'm not sure.
Eh we got Albion, the guys who impressed the Old Ones enough to get special treatment which even the elves didn't get. Plus saving the world when Caledor I fucked up his math on the Vortex. The elves are pretty clearly Anglo.
A rich vein of worldbuilding.
We really need to refit that 'copter for comfort. Particularly if we want to grab VIPs.
…not certain I follow.
Blacksmith Librarian is an unusual multi-class, but he certainly makes it work.
A hopeful statement. Time will tell if it is true.
'One' way is diplomacy. Should we speculate on what other methods Mathilde, Ulgu Wizard Lord, is considering?
/squee
Glorious.
While this is true, I feel it's a bit like calling "soldier" an ancient Greek profession.
"Odeon" stuck around much longer, giving us the Paris Odeon theater among others. Cheap cinema theatres were called nickel-odeons in the early 20th century, hence the name of the TV channel Nickelodeon.
Just give him a chance.
Privacy as we know it today was very much not a thing in a lot of medieval Europe. Inns lacked individual rooms and instead had people share beds in one or two big common rooms, travelling merchants could expect to find a bed in strangers homes, and so on.
My interpretation is that Mira got the matriarch position after Alric got schooled by Dragomas, and Engrimm thinks this is her getting him out of Alric's grasp so that he can't be used against her in an attempt to regain power.
