Tag: roman empire

• Barbarian beastmode

  Dacians north of the Danube Art deserving, decorating Constantine’s Arch Marble marvels Patience of a manacle In the dense jungle, hearing Pan’s pipes Anarchy’s flageolet anthem of flagness nation Daos, the Phrygian wolf God Came from sun-blessed Persepolis West toward endurance and further hardiness Freezing frigid Fangorns fringes frostfingered, only madmen linger long Scornful Romans…

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  21st Jul 2024

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• Barbarians Walls Fucked

  Rome’s antient walls with faces emblazoned Names considered graffiti now famed signatures Progression of ages, processing gold to lead Ardent flames o’ersaw Empire’s best Symbols of better, nobler days Ladies myriad: wives, wardens, soldiers, goddesses, dryads All kinds world to fashion and fill: Wrenched breast-succour’d babes, thence to smother Overmothering Emperors into neurotic degeneracy. Poisoned…

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  17th Jul 2024

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• Desertion Before Actium 

  Elven lemon sky Ionian Sea Roman killing Roman, Juno’s griefful heaving stirred seas Flux disease and desertion distilled Antony’s ranks to truest champions Still they reckoned a reckonable force  Skipper swearing fingers to his lips whffffphhhs signalling swift ship’s arrival  Assuring no rival lyingly flies friendly flags, wolf in sheepen rag Long boathook like snake-choking…

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  7th Jul 2024

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• Ancient Naval Warfare

  Bound for Actium Tri and quadriremes tarry  Mare Nostrum Corvus to aid boarding Bore-imploring missiles shot score-by Gore-hot decks decorate the struck Separated skin unable to suck back leaking ichor Bough-bursting ballista bolts in storage.

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  30th Jun 2024

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• Propaganda Prior to Actium

  Octavian the reverenced, not yet August Hush descends when he ascends the eagle pulpit, eagle blood pumping Dilating pupils highlighting pool blue eyes, perfumes lies: “Octavia sports roots Roman as Remus Her blood follows regal routes teeming with Romulean energy Her ancestors all conquerors whom fettered Gauls with palsy-blue tattoo coverings were brought to grovel…

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  27th Jun 2024

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