• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    38·
    3 days ago

    Explanation: The debauched and tyrannical Roman Emperor Nero was a mama’s boy who felt smothered early in his Emperorship. Naturally, he murdered her for this. Later, he would express regret and guilt for this act, despite his mother probably legitimately plotting against him as well.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      3 days ago

      I read that last line as “I wish my mom was still hot” and was expecting a much spicier explanation. Much confusion ensued as the explanation unfolded.

      It might be time for sleep.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        16·
        3 days ago

        For incest spiciness, you’ll want the mad Emperor Caligula, who supposedly carried on an affair with his own sister. Though this was only a rumor, and never confirmed, even by the notoriously gossip-happy historians of the time.