British Museum picspam: the Julio-Claudians
Here's the first of my promised picspams, and I'm tired, so I decided to go with something that required as little fact-checking as possible. So I went with some of the busts and statues from the Roman galleries. Sorry, hoc_voluerunt, this probably isn't what you had in mind when you asked for epic, but that'll come... when I'm more awake. >_< But the Julio-
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Here, have a lovely bust:
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LOL, WHAT IS THIS I WROTE. I crack myself up sometimes. And I don't even thing that's a bust.
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That is all.
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Words cannot describe just how much I love I, Claudius. Derek Jacobi is so adorable and heartbreaking and occasionally fucking badass. I love his speech to the Senate just after he becomes emperor. :D (Haven't you seen it already? I could've sworn you had...)
ARGH ANTONIA. I KNOW. Seriously, she makes me rage...
The Julio-Claudians were batshit insane. I love them. :)
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LOVE.
YOU.
AND YOU SAY IT GETS BETTER? HOW CAN THAT POSSIBLY BE?!
*deep breath* Prepare yourself for a long and useless comment.
So, first off, I AM SO INCREDIBLY JEALOUS, YOU HAVE NO IDEA. But I am also kind of EXPLODING WITH SQUEE AND JOY AND GID. I don't really know much about most of history (my knowledge goes POMPEY CAESAR EARLY OCTAVIUS and that's it...), so THIS WAS AMAZING AND INFORMATIVE AND PICTURE-Y AND I LOVE IT. But I did actually end up making a few notes that I wanted to say as I read through, and here they come... brace yourself. (I know - you can play a game! Track Nadia's progress through your post by her comments! Go!)
- First, I'm just going to pour out some Augustus love. Because he deserves some (on a very slightly related note, I'm listening to Tonight on repeat. Happiness is currently ensuing). Although his eyes are super creepy... they're always watching...
- I TOTALLY GOT THE "PEEVISH SCHOOLBOY" REF, AREN'T YOU PROUD?! I actually borrowed Julius Caesar from my school library today, and, having already ( ... )
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I LOVE YOU FOR LOVING THIS. I'm glad you found it informative. I know much more about the Imperial period than I do about the Republic, so I did kinda go off on one... XD
Oh, it gets much better. Trust me on this. ;)
The photos don't capture just how creepy the eyes were in real life...
Yay for Julius Caesar! It's so sad, isn't it? But what about the incredible slashiness, eh? :) (You should totally read Antony and Cleopatra as well. Agrippa is in it. And he's snarky.)
Silly, silly Crassus. Should've listened to Cassius, shouldn't you? (No one ever listens to Cassius, poor bb. No wonder he became so bitter and twisted.)
PROSCRIPTIONS SUCK.
Aaaah you need to see I, Claudius! You've not lived till you've heard Brian Blessed roaring, "QUINCTILIUS VARUS, WHERE ARE MY EAGLES???" XD
FUCK YES AGRIPPA. By the by, since you brought him up, I was re-reading your NatM fic with Agrippa the other day, and your description of him totally reminded me of what he looks like in Rome. It made me smile. /cool story, bro ( ... )
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That, that, that line, that... *checks copy*
"Strike as thou didst at Caesar. For I know when thou didst hate him worst thou loved'st him better than ever thou loved'st Cassius."
THE HEARTBREAK. THE ANGST. OH GOD WHY IS IT SO BEAUTIFUL.
Also, on the page opposite that in my book (the library's book... damn) is an extract from Cicero's De Amicitia. Which makes me happy. Because didn't he dedicate that to Atticus?
(Also, I'm sort of hating on this copy, since it tells very... simplified versions of history. I mean, for one thing, it describes proscriptions as just... the death penalty. Like, ordinary executions. ...)
*sob* I just really, really, really want to see it acted out now.
SNARKY AGRIPPA OH GOD I NEED IT NOOOOWW.
You were - re-reading - my fic. You were re-reading. My fic. You were actually - re-reading - my fic. *blushes furiously ( ... )
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Why does it have De Amicitia? Something to do with friendship, obviously. :P
I think I remember that our school copies glossed over the proscriptions, too. But to be honest, that scene rather speaks for itself. I mean, the three of them are just sitting there, coolly talking about who they're going to bump off, including family members! And there's Antony's "Look, with a spot I damn him." It's so chilling. That's all he has to do, put a mark beside a person's name, and their life is over. *shudder*
We-ell... the 1953 movie is on YouTube. First part's here. (The quarrel scene is in part 9, just sayin'. ;) ) Watch iiitt. Also, dontcrosscross is in the process of organising a viewing party for one of the other screen versions over on unkindestslash.
I love that fic, so I'm glad you feel warm and fuzzy. :)
Hold out till uni, bb - that's where you start meeting like-minded people in real-life! But I know what you mean, I wish I could meet my fandom friends, too, just for a good IRL squee. :)
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I want to be you sfm. Prettyful Romans....
*has nothing profound to say*
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