 |
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
Watching The Borgias box set it occurred to me what a great name Cesare is (pronounced Chezeray for those that haven't seen it). I also like Che.
If you were to name a child after a historical figure what would you choose? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Cesare Borgia was a sociopath
* at least
Still a great name though, i think.
Yeah, Adolf doesn't get much of a look-in these days either"
I like the sound of the name Cesare, it would probably go down better than Adolf for a boy and Myra for a girl (though the name Ian hasn't suffered).
If it were a girl, I wouldn't mind Cleopatra and a boy Alexander. (Nearly did call my son that).
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Cesare Borgia was a sociopath
* at least
Still a great name though, i think.
Yeah, Adolf doesn't get much of a look-in these days either"
You don't see many Medusas either.
Always thought MedusaTheSeducer would make a good Fab username  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Cesare Borgia was a sociopath
* at least
Still a great name though, i think.
Yeah, Adolf doesn't get much of a look-in these days either
You don't see many Medusas either.
Always thought MedusaTheSeducer would make a good Fab username "
 |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Cesare Borgia was a sociopath
* at least
Still a great name though, i think.
Yeah, Adolf doesn't get much of a look-in these days either
You don't see many Medusas either.
Always thought MedusaTheSeducer would make a good Fab username "
]
Brilliant!
*doffs bowler* |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"How about Caligula? Hell of a name. Rolls off the tongue  "
His real name was Gaius. Caligula was a nickname he picked up when his father took him on a military expedition to Germany. The troops liked him and made him a mini-centurion's outfit.
And in particular "caligulae" were 'little boots'.
He ruled as Emperor Gaius, wasn't popular (obvs), and his successors and their biographers used his diminutive nickname to put him down. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"How about Caligula? Hell of a name. Rolls off the tongue
His real name was Gaius. Caligula was a nickname he picked up when his father took him on a military expedition to Germany. The troops liked him and made him a mini-centurion's outfit.
And in particular "caligulae" were 'little boots'.
He ruled as Emperor Gaius, wasn't popular (obvs), and his successors and their biographers used his diminutive nickname to put him down."
Love it. Thanks for the history lesson. I thought you'd have something to say.
Little boots eh? Who'd 'a' thunk it? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"How about Caligula? Hell of a name. Rolls off the tongue
His real name was Gaius. Caligula was a nickname he picked up when his father took him on a military expedition to Germany. The troops liked him and made him a mini-centurion's outfit.
And in particular "caligulae" were 'little boots'.
He ruled as Emperor Gaius, wasn't popular (obvs), and his successors and their biographers used his diminutive nickname to put him down.
Love it. Thanks for the history lesson. I thought you'd have something to say.
Little boots eh? Who'd 'a' thunk it? "
As I said, have a read about Elagablus, a 3rd cent. boy-emperor who gave Caligula more than a run for his money.
The Daily Fail article is nice n' salacious:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079169/A-book-Roman-Elagabalus-reveals-story-cross-dressing-boy-emperor.html |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"How about Caligula? Hell of a name. Rolls off the tongue
His real name was Gaius. Caligula was a nickname he picked up when his father took him on a military expedition to Germany. The troops liked him and made him a mini-centurion's outfit.
And in particular "caligulae" were 'little boots'.
He ruled as Emperor Gaius, wasn't popular (obvs), and his successors and their biographers used his diminutive nickname to put him down.
Love it. Thanks for the history lesson. I thought you'd have something to say.
Little boots eh? Who'd 'a' thunk it?
As I said, have a read about Elagablus, a 3rd cent. boy-emperor who gave Caligula more than a run for his money.
The Daily Fail article is nice n' salacious:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079169/A-book-Roman-Elagabalus-reveals-story-cross-dressing-boy-emperor.html"
What a piece of work he was! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Horatio. Love the name.
Horace?
Fine poet
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero
Aye.
"Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.""
But more likely to die a bloody death in a toilet if you are an Emperor like Elagabalus |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"How about Caligula? Hell of a name. Rolls off the tongue
His real name was Gaius. Caligula was a nickname he picked up when his father took him on a military expedition to Germany. The troops liked him and made him a mini-centurion's outfit.
And in particular "caligulae" were 'little boots'.
He ruled as Emperor Gaius, wasn't popular (obvs), and his successors and their biographers used his diminutive nickname to put him down.
Love it. Thanks for the history lesson. I thought you'd have something to say.
Little boots eh? Who'd 'a' thunk it?
As I said, have a read about Elagablus, a 3rd cent. boy-emperor who gave Caligula more than a run for his money.
The Daily Fail article is nice n' salacious:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079169/A-book-Roman-Elagabalus-reveals-story-cross-dressing-boy-emperor.html
What a piece of work he was! "
It doesn't mention the golden pillar the Historia Augusta tells of.
"Apparently", Elegabalus had a pillar made, sheathed in gold, and he would climb it and occasionally think about jumping off.
Nut job. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"How about Caligula? Hell of a name. Rolls off the tongue
His real name was Gaius. Caligula was a nickname he picked up when his father took him on a military expedition to Germany. The troops liked him and made him a mini-centurion's outfit.
And in particular "caligulae" were 'little boots'.
He ruled as Emperor Gaius, wasn't popular (obvs), and his successors and their biographers used his diminutive nickname to put him down.
Love it. Thanks for the history lesson. I thought you'd have something to say.
Little boots eh? Who'd 'a' thunk it?
As I said, have a read about Elagablus, a 3rd cent. boy-emperor who gave Caligula more than a run for his money.
The Daily Fail article is nice n' salacious:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079169/A-book-Roman-Elagabalus-reveals-story-cross-dressing-boy-emperor.html
What a piece of work he was!
It doesn't mention the golden pillar the Historia Augusta tells of.
"Apparently", Elegabalus had a pillar made, sheathed in gold, and he would climb it and occasionally think about jumping off.
Nut job."
I thought you were about to say he did something else with the pillar. Jumping off it is quite tame compared to his Waterwheel  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
