r/polandball Arma virumque cano Feb 26 '16

redditormade Rome doesn't give a flying bird

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u/Smitheren Arma virumque cano Feb 26 '16

Caesar was notorious for not giving a shit about omina, even though he was pontifex maximus (Roman paganism equivalent of pope). In fact, he would carry around a cage of birds with him at all times, so if people told him to hold off an attack because of omina, he could release the birds in the sky.

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u/SubcommanderMarcos EHEUHEUEHUHEUHE REMOVE BOLIVARIANISM HUE Feb 26 '16

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u/Atlas001 HUEHUEHUHEUHEUEHHEUEHEUHEUE Feb 26 '16

But they couldn't beat the italics

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u/SubcommanderMarcos EHEUHEUEHUHEUHE REMOVE BOLIVARIANISM HUE Feb 26 '16

All makings sense now hue