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The Romans were a bit bullheaded (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Explanation: The Roman Republic had not one, but MULTIPLE fleets completely destroyed during the First Punic War with Carthage. Not quitters, those Romans. Eventually they managed to win the war.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Currently relistening to Punic Nightmares, and yeah... The Romans, in modern parlance, had no chill.

[–] Forester@yiffit.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tends to happen when your second, most prominent religion is the cult of Mars.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Could also say "When EVERY god is a god of war (and agriculture)"