taint-juice t1_it0pfpu wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:08 AM

Reply to comment by veluna in One of the longest ancient Roman inscriptions ever discovered in Britain is to go on display for the first time. by Demderdemden

Thank you for the correction! I did indeed get them mixed up. I still struggle with the extremely long names they accrue throughout their lives.

Welshhoppo t1_it14wg4 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 4:19 AM

That also means that Septimus' 1900 year old propaganda move is still working.

In order to legitimise his reign, after the year of the the five Emperors, Septimus Severus announced that he was actually the adopted son of Marcus Aurelius. And to honour his 'father' he named his first born son after him and his 'grandfather'.

There's a reasons everyone calls him Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius II doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

ijmacd t1_it0uzyv wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:50 AM

Also it's just "don" when you're donning clothes.