hollis (they/them) currently studying classics and archaeology.
ancient roman historians are like “Dear reader, I am writing this account of the past because I want all of the world to know the facts of history. The facts, of course, being “Rome is the best” “everyone else deserved to be conquered for not being Rome” and “the current emperor is the greatest man to ever exist and I am not saying this because he knows who I am, is paying me to write this, and very likely will have me killed if I criticize him.” “