>>149467591

Religious dimensions aside, the focus of the triumph was the general himself. The ceremony promoted him – however temporarily – above every mortal Roman. This was an opportunity granted to very few. From the time of Scipio Africanus, the triumphal general was linked (at least for historians during the Principate) to Alexander and the demi-god Hercules, who had laboured selflessly for the benefit of all mankind. His sumptuous triumphal chariot was bedecked with charms against the possible envy (invidia) and malice of onlookers. In some accounts, a companion or public slave would remind him from time to time of his own mortality (a memento mori).

>a companion or public slave would remind him from time to time of his own mortality (a memento mori).

Remember practical wisdom in the wake of your triumph. Todays medicine can be tomorrows poison. Do not forget that.

>>149468490

I don't mean to derail. Another Q drop is here. I just want people to remember what helped allow this mess to happen in the first place.

>>149468940

It's something I copied about Triumphs. Evidently missed the first greentext. The point was about the triumph; a moment of high achievement and victory and even then someone had to remind the general that they would die, so as not to let the general get too far ahead of himself.

This is the same logic that separates good outcomes from bad outcomes after a successful revolution. This is what the original founders did after the first American Revolution. What will you do after the second?

>>149470202

Unless she was called somewhere else to discuss contingency. I like the idea of drunk raging hillary as much as anyone else, but let's consider all possibilities.