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[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 42 points 5 days ago

Explanation: In Ancient Rome, traitors and tyrants of sufficiently vile reputation would posthumously have their names removed from their achievements - a big deal to the Romans, who regarded names and dedications as a way of living on after death by one's deeds. Inscriptions would be carved over, statues broken, coins reminted. Everything that could be done to 'write them out' of the official achievements of state during their reign - after all, being remembered by the Res Publica is an honor, not a right! This process is called Damnatio Memoriae in the modern day, though it could go by several different terms in the sources.

While it was not meant to literally erase their memory from existence, just remove any of the honors granted to them, however marginal, during their reign, it is a bit funny that we remember such Emperors still.

The rate of damnatio memoriae was... remarkably high during the tumultuous Crisis of the Third Century, wherein constant coups and civil wars resulted in a high turnover of Emperors - and often bad feeling between the sitting Emperor and his predecessor!

[-] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago

I learn so much from your memes Pugjesus! Keep em coming!

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 29 points 5 days ago

I aim to ~~burden others with the same useless trivia that clogs my head~~ inform and entertain! ๐Ÿ™

[-] Erusset@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 days ago

Well I've heard history repeats itself, so maybe not so useless

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 16 points 5 days ago

Well, so far, being aware of the repetition has had no use but making me sad, but perhaps someone else will get something more practical out of it. :p

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago

We need more tiny face Charlie Kirk memes in our lives.

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 19 points 5 days ago

Karlie Chirk damnatio memoriae when?

[-] Rakonat@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

I have no idea what you're talking about, this is clearly a unaltered image.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 5 days ago

Unaltered? It's missing a critical hole.

[-] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 8 points 5 days ago

I wish our senate would pass a damnation memorial against that loser Kirk

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

His stupid face looks shrunk and shitty.

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

I think there's also a hole in his neck

[-] TheVoiceOfRaison 4 points 5 days ago
this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2026
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