this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2024
182 points (96.9% liked)
A Comm for Historymemes
1994 readers
479 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism, atrocity denial, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Lemmy.world rules.
Banner courtesy of @[email protected]
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Explanation: The bust depicted is of the great Carthaginian general Hannibal, who terrorized the Romans for the entirety of his military career. In the course of the Second Punic War, he contributed significantly to the death toll of the Romans by his repeated and overwhelming victories, which resulted in the deaths of ~1/5th of the Roman male citizen population at the time.