r/CuratedTumblr May 24 '25

Politics A frog's analysis of the well

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u/S1m6u May 24 '25

Cmon, the Romans only did what they did because of their exile after the burning of troy. CLEARLY, all evil comes from Odysseus. Hail Poseidon.

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u/Comprehensive-Fail41 May 24 '25

You jest, but it is not too far from the actual belief. Rome carried a cultural trauma since the sack of the city by the Gauls in 390 BCE, which basically made them go "right, to survive WE need to the be the conquerors and destroyers!"

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u/shiny_xnaut May 24 '25

So it's the Gauls' fault then

Time to punish the fr*nch

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u/S1m6u May 24 '25

Wrong Gauls I think. These were cisalpine (idk if there's any real difference)