Let an old baldy rest his tired ass, for the gods' sake!

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Let an old baldy rest his tired ass, for the gods' sake!
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Explanation: Interestingly enough, one of the big controversies of Julius Caesar’s dictatorship was that he was granted the right to use a curule chair - a kind of ornate folding chair/stool used by government officials when conducting business - nearly everywhere which was an unprecedented honor - including in the Senate (the usage usually being more limited to prevent any official from appearing more important than their peers). Accounts vary wildly as to Caesar’s behavior on the chair - some accused him of arrogance, refusing to rise and greet Senators as equals - others claim that Caesar rose in all cases except when he was interrupted in doing so.

Does this tyrant sit upon a throne?? Or does a man passing his prime just want to rest his weary body?

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The Roman senate didn’t have chairs?

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The Senate met kind of ‘wherever’, it varied. But generally they’d be seated on benches (like in a Roman amphitheatre). The official(s) conducting business at the moment would stand in the midst of everyone, unless they currently held a high magistracy (like the consulship).

Basically, Caesar got to sit in the chair with “THE BIG MAN” written on it any time he wanted, instead of just one year at a time. On one hand, it’s minor. On the other hand, it is definitely Caesar seeking glory to differentiate him from the other members of government.

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Someone should go back in time and teach those senators the difference between equity and equality!

Sometimes mans just needs to rest their back. It’s heavy work holding a corona civica on your head all day y’know

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Explanation: Interestingly enough, one of the big controversies of Julius Caesar’s dictatorship was that he was granted the right to use a curule chair - a kind of ornate folding chair/stool used by government officials when conducting business - nearly everywhere which was an unprecedented honor - including in the Senate (the usage usually being more limited to prevent any official from appearing more important than their peers). Accounts vary wildly as to Caesar’s behavior on the chair - some accused him of arrogance, refusing to rise and greet Senators as equals - others claim that Caesar rose in all cases except when he was interrupted in doing so.

Does this tyrant sit upon a throne?? Or does a man passing his prime just want to rest his weary body?

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