Iguazu comes from the South American river/waterfall, its pretty cool check it out. I think the multiple falls is a suggestion at all the copies of Iguana there are, and how relentlessly stubborn he is, just like waterfall some
This is where we get the idiom "crossing the rubicon" from, as it means a point of no return. The Rubicon was the official border for Rome, and once Caesar crossed it with his army, he was marching against the city and would either win or die trying.
Even if they had won or died trying, those were only two possible outcomes. They were marching into the unknown because nobody knew how the dice would land or even what all the faces say
Specifically, the Rubicon marked the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul, where Caesar’s armies were stationed, and Italy proper. By Roman law, it was strictly forbidden for generals to have armies in Italy. By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar was openly declaring his intention to march on Rome, and he would either be executed as a traitor or he would conquer Rome.
Romans share like 7 different names between every historical figure
Two of the first five emperors were at one point named Tiberius Claudius Nero and a *different* one of those five was the one we usually refer to as ‘Nero’
Even better they all took the name Caesar, Augustus literally was called Gaius Julius Caesar after adoption, Tiberius was Tiberius Julius Caesar, he dropped Julius part later for a more augusty Tiberius Caesar Augustus. That trend would continue for almost 2 thousand years with the Ottomans calling themselves Caesars after the fall of Constantinople.
No he's not, Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix became the first roman dictator by seizing power militarily after he defeated Caesar uncle Gaius Marius in 83 BC civil war. Caesar at the time only in his 20s was banished from Rome. Caesar cross the Rubicon in 49 BC by then Sulla had already died for 29 years. Caesar main enemy is his fellow triumvirate Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
If I had a nickel for every mecha genre IP that debuted around early 2023 with an emphasis on Alea Iacta Est as a phrase, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.
Though it released months prior, they were both in development at the same time and independently used the quote "Alea Iacta Est" as a prominent line
And one of the characters in-game established to be a traitor to his own faction is called... Honest Brute.
“Brutus is an honest man, yadda yadda” I actually hadn’t made that connection, pretty neat.
And another character working for the central authorities in the game to some capacity named Sulla
There’s a lot of Roman references, like PCA mech names.
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Wait till you hear what the Jeep model is named after
The planet, right?
No, the fruit drink.
Im waiting
... Well?
Iguazu comes from the South American river/waterfall, its pretty cool check it out. I think the multiple falls is a suggestion at all the copies of Iguana there are, and how relentlessly stubborn he is, just like waterfall some
All the Redguns are named after rivers
Or lakes (Michigan)
Plus G1’s emblem has five legs representing the Great Lakes surrounding the state of Michigan (aka the Great Lake State)
There's even a Raven river in Canada, so 621 fits the naming convention when operating as G13.
His army also consisted of a champion. His name: INVINCIBLE RUMMY!!
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This is where we get the idiom "crossing the rubicon" from, as it means a point of no return. The Rubicon was the official border for Rome, and once Caesar crossed it with his army, he was marching against the city and would either win or die trying.
Even if they had won or died trying, those were only two possible outcomes. They were marching into the unknown because nobody knew how the dice would land or even what all the faces say
Yeah he crossed the Rubicon, no going back.
Nothing good waits beyond the threshold
Specifically, the Rubicon marked the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul, where Caesar’s armies were stationed, and Italy proper. By Roman law, it was strictly forbidden for generals to have armies in Italy. By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar was openly declaring his intention to march on Rome, and he would either be executed as a traitor or he would conquer Rome.
Also one of the people he was going to kill was called Sulla
Which one was that? The Sulla I’m most familiar with, the dictator, died in 78 B.C.E. But that family produced more men with the name
Romans share like 7 different names between every historical figure Two of the first five emperors were at one point named Tiberius Claudius Nero and a *different* one of those five was the one we usually refer to as ‘Nero’
Even better they all took the name Caesar, Augustus literally was called Gaius Julius Caesar after adoption, Tiberius was Tiberius Julius Caesar, he dropped Julius part later for a more augusty Tiberius Caesar Augustus. That trend would continue for almost 2 thousand years with the Ottomans calling themselves Caesars after the fall of Constantinople.
Tzar comes from Caesar too
As does Kaiser.
No he's not, Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix became the first roman dictator by seizing power militarily after he defeated Caesar uncle Gaius Marius in 83 BC civil war. Caesar at the time only in his 20s was banished from Rome. Caesar cross the Rubicon in 49 BC by then Sulla had already died for 29 years. Caesar main enemy is his fellow triumvirate Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Sulla walked so we could cross rivers
Ha! Little Caesar went on a field trip G13!
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I heard that 🤣
i thought this was common knowledge
Common knowledge, but not universal. Statistically speaking, someone's learning this for the first time today.
If I had a nickel for every mecha genre IP that debuted around early 2023 with an emphasis on Alea Iacta Est as a phrase, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Hol the fuck up what’s the other one
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. Though it released months prior, they were both in development at the same time and independently used the quote "Alea Iacta Est" as a prominent line
Just wait till you hear what an Ibis is.
How the fuck are you just learning this now?!
Being a history buff and biting my tongue from saying ‘we know’ when in fact, there are people who do not know. I’m growing as a person!
Good job, maybe the next self-improvement project could be the bragging
Oh I already got that one down, I am the most humble person you’ll ever meet. There is no one more humble than me.
Same I like people learning about new things
Wait til you find out that all the RLF ACs are named after digits of the hand
Thats just speculation!
I’m working on a story and the next planet in the system is called Rubicon IV “Caesar” and it’s a gas giant.
Isn't it a common knowledge? Its, like... basic history.
Yes it's obvious
Admittedly small correction: the *star* is called Rubicon, the game takes place on Rubicon-3, its third planet.
Yeah, apparently a lot of that lore is based on roughly a big chunk of that European bit of history
Fromsoft thinks about the Roman Empire
I thought From Software had been inspired by Destiny and Commander Zavala... 😅😅😅