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“It has come to the Triarii”.

🟣 ARTAVASDES OF ARMENIA “His successor Artavasdes was indeed prosperous for a time, while he was a friend to the Romans, but when he betrayed Antony to the Parthians in his war against them he paid the penalty for it, for he was carried off prisoner to Alexandreia by Antony and was paraded in chains through the city; and for a time he was kept in prison, but was afterwards slain, when the Actian war broke out. After him several kings reigned, these being subject to Caesar and the Romans; and still to‑day the country is governed in the same way.” Strabo

⚪️ AVENGING HAMILCAR “Hasdrubal, the son-in‑law of Hamilcar, immediately upon learning of the disaster to his kinsman broke camp and made for Acra Leucê; he had with him more than a hundred elephants. Acclaimed as general by the army and by the Carthaginians alike, he collected an army of fifty thousand seasoned infantry and six thousand cavalry, together with two hundred elephants. He made war first on the king of the Orissi and killed all who had been responsible for Hamilcar's rout. Their twelve cities, and all the cities of Iberia, fell into his hands. After his marriage to the daughter of an Iberian prince he was proclaimed general with unlimited power by the whole Iberian people. He thereupon founded a city on the sea coast, and called it New Carthage; later, desiring to outdo Hamilcar, he founded yet another city. He put into the field an army of sixty thousand infantry, eight thousand cavalry, and two hundred elephants. One of his household slaves plotted against him, and he was slain after he had held the command for nine years.” Diodorus Siculus

🟢 CALIGULA, BLOODBATH, HORSE RACES “Now at this time came on the horse-races [Circensian games.] The view of which games was eagerly desired by the people of Rome. For they come with great alacrity into the hippodrome [Circus] at such times; and petition their Emperors in great multitudes, for what they stand in need of. Who usually did not think fit to deny them their requests: but readily and gratefully granted them. Accordingly they most importunately desired that Caius would now ease them in their tributes, and abate somewhat of the rigour of their taxes imposed upon them. But he would not bear their petition: and when their clamours increased, he sent soldiers, some one way, and some another, and gave order that they should lay hold on those that made the clamours; and, without any more ado, bring them out, and put them to death. These were Caius’s commands: and those who were commanded, executed the same. And the number of those who were slain on this occasion, was very great. Now the people saw this, and bore it so far, that they left off clamouring: because they saw, with their own eyes, that this petition to be relieved, as to the payment of their money, brought immediate death upon them.” Flavius Josephus