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Minimus (minimus@archaeo.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 07:28:53 JST Minimus

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Marcus Aquillius Regulus was a rich and famous orator, legacy-hunter and informer. Pliny the Younger tells us that when his son died, Regulus ordered statues and a biography of him, and the wholesale slaughter of the boy's pets as funeral sacrifices.
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1. Drawing of Regulus looking dramatically sad, next to his son's funeral pyre. Dogs, ponies and birds are gathered by the pyre and watching him suspiciously. The caption reads: Marcus Aquillius Regulus prepares to immolate his son's pets as an extravagant gesture of mourning. Regulus says "Alas! I am the most wretched member of this afflicted household!" One of the ponies mutters "Debatable..."
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