Could this be Pericles ?
Senator
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Could this be Pericles ?
Domesticus
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It's not Socrates or Pericles
Last edited by ♞Rogue General♞; August 21, 2013 at 06:51 PM.
Miles
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I dont think the guy is Greek. Looks like Roman. Lucius Verus perhaps?
"I know you. I can see right through you. You're swearing now that one day you will destroy me. Remember, far better women than you have sworn to do the same. Come look at them now."
-Atia
大信皇帝
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Yeah he looks like Lucius Verus or Septimius Severus with the beard and the big hair, actually kind of looks like me, is the statue of me?
"Famous general without peer in any age, most superior in valor and inspired by the Way of Heaven; since the provinces are now subject to your will it is certain that you will increasingly mount in victory." - Ōgimachi-tennō
Domesticus
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Lucius Verus is correct! He was the 17th Roman emperor (or, rather, co-emperor).
Your turn.
Miles
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I'll pass for now. I dont think I would be able to log in in the coming weeks with my busy schedule. If I can not log in, I can not give rep to whoever guesses it right. SO I'll pass.
First one to post another historical figure gets to continue the game.
May the odds be ever in your... OFF WITH HIS HEAD!
"I know you. I can see right through you. You're swearing now that one day you will destroy me. Remember, far better women than you have sworn to do the same. Come look at them now."
-Atia
Semisalis
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Then I find one, It can be easy for some people here.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Hint: He's a respectable man
The description Last of the Romans (Ultimus Romanorum) has historically been given to any man thought to embody the values of Ancient Roman civilization —values which, by implication, became extinct on his death. It has been used to describe a number of individuals.
☧Flavius Belisarius ☧ (505?–565), one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history. He was also the only Byzantine general to be granted a Roman Triumph.
Royal Satrap
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He looks like Scipio Africanus?
"Pompeius, after having finished the war against Mithridates, when he went to call at the house of Poseidonios, the famous teacher of philosophy, forbade the lictor to knock at the door, as was the usual custom, and he, to whom both the eastern and the western world had yielded submission, ordered the fasces to be lowered before the door of science."
Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7, 112
Protector Domesticus
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DAMMIT, too slow
Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!
Semisalis
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Correct + rep
Your turn !!
The description Last of the Romans (Ultimus Romanorum) has historically been given to any man thought to embody the values of Ancient Roman civilization —values which, by implication, became extinct on his death. It has been used to describe a number of individuals.
☧Flavius Belisarius ☧ (505?–565), one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history. He was also the only Byzantine general to be granted a Roman Triumph.
Royal Satrap
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Thanks! He is one of my favourite figures, I've read a biography about him and also wrote a paper about the Battle of Zama at Uni
Now here's the next one:
"Pompeius, after having finished the war against Mithridates, when he went to call at the house of Poseidonios, the famous teacher of philosophy, forbade the lictor to knock at the door, as was the usual custom, and he, to whom both the eastern and the western world had yielded submission, ordered the fasces to be lowered before the door of science."
Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7, 112
Senator
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William Thomson,aka Lord Kelvin?
Royal Satrap
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Aye, it is auld Lord Kelvin. God bless him.
"Pompeius, after having finished the war against Mithridates, when he went to call at the house of Poseidonios, the famous teacher of philosophy, forbade the lictor to knock at the door, as was the usual custom, and he, to whom both the eastern and the western world had yielded submission, ordered the fasces to be lowered before the door of science."
Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7, 112
Senator
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Who's this guy here?Attachment 292006
Protector Domesticus
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Sulla
Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!
大信皇帝
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Caesar or Lucullus judging by his face.
"Famous general without peer in any age, most superior in valor and inspired by the Way of Heaven; since the provinces are now subject to your will it is certain that you will increasingly mount in victory." - Ōgimachi-tennō
Senator
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Sulla it is! + rep your turn.Originally Posted by Aethelwulf Winterfylleth
大信皇帝
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The problem with the likes of Caesar, Lucullus and Sulla is that they look so similar. In fact a few busts which were believed to be of Caesar or Sulla were confirmed to actually be of Lucullus.
"Famous general without peer in any age, most superior in valor and inspired by the Way of Heaven; since the provinces are now subject to your will it is certain that you will increasingly mount in victory." - Ōgimachi-tennō
Protector Domesticus
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Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!
大信皇帝
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Subhash Chandra Bhose
"Famous general without peer in any age, most superior in valor and inspired by the Way of Heaven; since the provinces are now subject to your will it is certain that you will increasingly mount in victory." - Ōgimachi-tennō
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