Plinivs - Vol. 1 Ch. 5 - Roma

[MangaDex]

 

[Thelele]

Additional notes: Nero uses the archaic pre-Meiji form of "Mother" so I set it in Etruscan.

This whole scene is loosely based upon the ancient Latin play Octavia (as well as a line or two in Suetonius and Tacitus): http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/seneca_younger/octavia_e.html

(I hope the Poles don't mind lifting their A's, but if it ain't broke...)

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Oh shit, tsunami.

 

[sylvacoer]

Felix is going to have to retire early, having to heard these nerds to Rome.
Wonder if Pliny makes a connection between earthquakes and tsunami

 

[Somebody]

I need some clarification. The emperor is Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, right?
Which year do we have? 60 AD? Later?

 

[Thelele]

@Somebody Nero is 24 so it must be some time in mid-AD 62, same as the Octavia play.
@sylvacoer Pliny was just about to come up with continental drift theory before he got interrupted. Next time it's the cross, Felix!

 

[mikl]

RIP