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Historian, Writer, Geek, Felinophile. Questioning everything.

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“𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡, 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟.” ~ Thucydides

CatImperator's tweet image. “𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡, 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟.” 

~ Thucydides

''In Hoc Signo Vinces'' If we are to believe Lactantius and Eusebius (both Christians), after his vision at the eve of the battle against Maxentius, emperor Constantine ordered his soldiers to paint their shields with christogram - chi-ro ☧ symbol. They obeyed, and the rest is…

CatImperator's tweet image. ''In Hoc Signo Vinces''

If we are to believe Lactantius and Eusebius (both Christians), after his vision at the eve of the battle against Maxentius, emperor Constantine ordered his soldiers to paint their shields with christogram - chi-ro ☧ symbol.

They obeyed, and the rest is…

The men of the Justinian Reconquista, a moment when Roman Empire came back West. A brief moment, though, as most of the gains would be lost by the mid seventh century. RIGHT: Stratiotes from Numerus Quintani (ex-Legio V Macedonica), 540 AD LEFT: Drakonarios (dragon-flag bearer)…

CatImperator's tweet image. The men of the Justinian Reconquista, a moment when Roman Empire came back West. A brief moment, though, as most of the gains would be lost by the mid seventh century. 

RIGHT: Stratiotes from Numerus Quintani (ex-Legio V Macedonica), 540 AD
LEFT: Drakonarios (dragon-flag bearer)…

Diocletian and Maximian embracing each other -concordia Augustorum; the “harmony of the emperors.” The gesture represents the "Tetrarchy" established by emperor Diocletian. He ruled the East while Maximian governed the West as co-Augusti, supported by two junior emperors, the…

CatImperator's tweet image. Diocletian and Maximian embracing each other -concordia Augustorum; the “harmony of the emperors.”

The gesture represents the "Tetrarchy" established by emperor Diocletian. He ruled the East while Maximian governed the West as co-Augusti, supported by two junior emperors, the…

Ladies and gentlemen This is a movie in the making From more than 100 pts to only 12 pts behind the world championship leader - all that in just a few months! Simply lovely, Max Verstappen #F1 #QatarGP

CatImperator's tweet image. Ladies and gentlemen

This is a movie in the making

From more than 100 pts to only 12 pts behind the world championship leader - all that in just a few months!

Simply lovely, Max Verstappen

#F1 #QatarGP

The Praetorians of Maxentius, emperor in Italy and Africa, resist the attack of the Divitenses (a detachment of the Legio II Italica), commanded by Constantine, emperor in Britain, Gaul and Spain, a few kilometers northeast of the Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD.…

CatImperator's tweet image. The Praetorians of Maxentius, emperor in Italy and Africa, resist the attack of the Divitenses (a detachment of the Legio II Italica), commanded by Constantine, emperor in Britain, Gaul and Spain, a few kilometers northeast of the Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD.…

Colorized photo from the turn of the century, showing the mighty Theodosian walls of Constantinople, and a ditch, once filled with water. The triple ramparts, built in the fifth century AD, protected Constantinople for a thousand of years, before succumbing to the Ottoman guns…

CatImperator's tweet image. Colorized photo from the turn of the century, showing the mighty Theodosian walls of Constantinople, and a ditch, once filled with water.

The triple ramparts, built in the fifth century AD, protected Constantinople for a thousand of years, before succumbing to the Ottoman guns…

A late Roman soldier, probably late 6th century. His gear matching finds from Italy and the Balkans. Possibly one of Justinian’s men, fighting in the long struggle to reclaim Italy for the Roman Empire. A campaign that, in the end, ruined Italy... 🖼️Renato Dalmaso

CatImperator's tweet image. A late Roman soldier, probably late 6th century. 

His gear matching finds from Italy and the Balkans.
Possibly one of Justinian’s men, fighting in the long struggle to reclaim Italy for the Roman Empire.

A campaign that, in the end, ruined Italy...

🖼️Renato Dalmaso

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