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Roman emperor Caracalla and the real "Red Wedding"
Posted on 5/8/15 at 6:50 am
Posted on 5/8/15 at 6:50 am
Game of Thrones season 3 spoilers below
I've been back on a roman history kick recently, reading some old books, listening to the history of Rome podcast and stuff. I was on the reign of Caracalla, who I usually just know as a crazy murderous psycho who killed his brother in front of his mother, and oh yea declared every male in the empire a citizen.
But today I was reminded of his own version of the Red Wedding that took place on GoT.
In 216 AD Caracalla promised to marry the Parthian kings daughter to show peace between the two empires. He went to the wedding, his own wedding mind you, and at the ceremony ordered his men to murder all of the Parthian guests, including the bride, and then went along burning every city he came across on his way out of Parthia.
They say that truth is stranger than fiction, I knew Caracalla was a sick treacherous murderer but damn to actually do that is pretty fricked up
I've been back on a roman history kick recently, reading some old books, listening to the history of Rome podcast and stuff. I was on the reign of Caracalla, who I usually just know as a crazy murderous psycho who killed his brother in front of his mother, and oh yea declared every male in the empire a citizen.
But today I was reminded of his own version of the Red Wedding that took place on GoT.
In 216 AD Caracalla promised to marry the Parthian kings daughter to show peace between the two empires. He went to the wedding, his own wedding mind you, and at the ceremony ordered his men to murder all of the Parthian guests, including the bride, and then went along burning every city he came across on his way out of Parthia.
They say that truth is stranger than fiction, I knew Caracalla was a sick treacherous murderer but damn to actually do that is pretty fricked up
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Posted on 5/8/15 at 6:58 am to Tiger1242
There was a similar incident in Scotland, and probably other places. Our ancestors were bloodthirsty MFers
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The Douglases became so powerful that by the early fifteenth century they were seen as a threat to the stability of the nation.[3] In 1440 the 16-year-old Earl of Douglas and his brother were invited to dine with the ten-year-old King James II of Scotland.[3] Later called the Black Dinner, the occasion was organised by the Lord Chancellor, Sir William Crichton. While they ate, a black bull's head, the symbol of death, was brought in and placed before the Earl.[3] The two brothers were then dragged out to Castle Hill, given a mock trial and beheaded.[3] The Clan Douglas then laid siege to Edinburgh Castle.[12] Perceiving the danger, Crichton surrendered the castle to the king and was rewarded with the title Lord Crichton.[12] It is still unclear exactly who else was ultimately responsible, though it is thought Livingstone and Buchan were likely candidates.[4][5][7]
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:17 am to Tiger1242
Pretty much every GOTs storyline/family is based on some sort of British/Scottish/American historical events, or mythical beliefs in history
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:46 am to Tiger1242
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"Red Wedding"
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Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:55 am to Tiger1242
I just realized that the old man who was at the head of the table at the red wedding was the old man janitor at Hogwarts in the harry potter movies, and the old man in the strain....
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