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Well, then.. History repeats......and we have Obama.
“To the moon, Poppaea” doesn’t have the same ring to it . . .
There was also the poem written by Seneca 50 years after Claudius died, “The pumpkinification of the God Claudius” but it aint exactly historically accurate;)
Hillary's running.
I don't know what else ya'll need - this is damn near proof.
Uh, disregard that last comment. I misread something...oops.
Say what you will about Nero, he is one of the few people noted for using the Latin verb “perire”, “to die, perish”, in the first person singular, present tense, indicative mood. Latin, or any other language.
http://aureliomadrid.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/qualis-artifex-pereo/
From the snippets in the article, it sounds like a touching story, beautifully told. The Greeks (and their Roman imitators) were the masters of this art. A beautiful woman dies young, and is installed in heaven as a goddess, where she is reunited with her two dead children, only to pine for the company of her husband, whom she watches over from the North Pole. Expect a Hallmark movie any day now.
I hope Valeria Messalina became a goddess. I always liked her!
