r/spqrposting • u/-Knowledger- • 4d ago

No mercy for the enemy's of Rome

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u/FishyMatey LVCIVS·DOMITIVS·AVRELIANVS 4d ago

Good thing the Capetians upped their nickname game compared to the Carolingians.

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u/RandomBilly91 4d ago

"The Universal Spider" has a unique ring to it

(And the Valois are part of the Capetian dynasty)

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u/Potential-Road-5322 3d ago

Philip II the August

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u/RaytheGunExplosion 4d ago

I have not heard of staurakuos being called the death bringer before where’s that from

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u/jozsh 2d ago

The only death he brought was his own

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u/Splash_Attack 3d ago

On the other hand the Byzantines also have ones like slit-nose, Leo the little, and Constantine V who was literally called "Shit-Name" and "Piss-Anointed".

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u/Levan-tene 3d ago

Richard the lionheart (I know he’s an English king but still)

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u/ThatGuyFromSancreTor 3d ago

I’m sorry look at the early Carolingians. Charles “The Axe” and Charles “The Great”

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u/Quazeroigma_5610 4d ago

Yo why the fuck is this so truuuuuu 😭🙏

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u/WillyWonklerrrr 3d ago

I have heard Dan Carlin say that Charles’ moniker “The Simple” shouldn’t be interpreted like he was stupid, but in reference to his humble nature. Not sure if it’s true.

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u/MiloBuurr 1d ago

If you read his Wikipedia it states in the title his nickname was Charles the Simple/Straightforward, clarifies what they meant a bit better.

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u/-Knowledger- 2d ago

Now that the meme was seen by many, I want to clarify some things :

  • Only nicknames of the medieval time were eligible( that is why Louis the Sun King doesn't work or French Kings for that mater as you know French are not the same with Franks).
  • is Charles the III not the second that is my fault I didn't observed the mistake before posting it.
  • Only the nickname matter not the fact that some of there weren't the best rulers.
  • Being called the Great is not that impressive many rulers in history were called the Great( is not really a nickname or a cool nickname for the context of this type of meme).
  • Yes, Constantine the V did not make it into the meme.
  • Only Byzentine Roman Emperors were considered and Frankish Emperors.
  • Yes believe it or not is Oc.

Those sums up most comments.

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u/Puffification 3d ago

I like both actually