“And you can speak your mind, but not on my time.”
AVGVSTVS – MONTH OF THE FILIVS DIVI
AVGVSTVS – MONTH OF THE FILIVS DIVI
ACTA DIURNA
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🏛️ Augustus (@little_caesar): Wake up, it’s the first of MY month!
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💬 Caius Julius Caesar (@dictator_perpetuo) : Proud of you, my son
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💬Marcus Junius Brutus (@noble_brutus): You once said you loved me like a son..
💬Caius Julius Caesar (@dictator_perpetuo) You didn’t treat your ‘father’ well though, did you? 🫠
💬Antony(@marcus_antonius): But your birthday is in September…🤔
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💬Augustus (@little_caesar): Citizens, behold! He has forgotten everything about Rome, except the Princeps’ nativity!
💬Cleopatra VII (@queen_of_the_nile): Oh darling, he’s just trying to emulate Julius,. who liked you better anyways.
💬Agrippa (@tribunicia_potestate): Already been up since dawn, waiting for you to sign the aqueduct budget. After that, we celebrate you!
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