>Compared to the layered, poetic Greek originals, Roman adaptations like the Aeneid were more didactic and less ambiguous. The mythological depth of Homer was reduced in Roman popular culture to moral lessons or patriotic allegory.
>In the Roman Empire, simplified retellings of Homeric stories were sometimes used in schools, theater, or popular literature. These versions were stripped of complexity or nuance sort of like a modern kids version of Shakespeare.

you're romanian *crying laughing emoji*

>>211717249 (OP)
Yeah but at the end of the day Rome conquered Greece
What's Dimitrios gon do?

>>211717335
What?

>Sexual activity between men was quite common and widely accepted, especially for freeborn Roman men. Many emperors, including Hadrian, Nero, and even Julius Caesar (though the accusation against Caesar was meant to be an insult due to his passive role), are documented to have had male lovers or engaged in same-sex encounters.

>>211717366
https://youtu.be/CQ3lQgCvEGI?si=xpsEdEjsCzIWmwC-

Soon enough we'll find out they were trannies too

>>211717366
There is no documentation (?) about Caesar, Nero was THE degenerate and Hadrian was mocked to hell and back for that.

>>211717249 (OP)
Thank Zeus I'm Greek

The Romans are also the ones that gave Achilles actual superpowers. In the original he was just a dude that was really good at fighting.

>>211717249 (OP)
Alexander could have conquered all of Western Europe (acquaintance), but he decided to invade the East (stranger)
Greece>Rome

>>211717439
The Jews!

>>211717249 (OP)
Aeneid is a really kino read almpait

>>211717444
Greeks weren't butthurt about europe so they didn't really want to conquer it. Who would be butthurt about fucking thracia?