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[โ€“] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Dude was a master of gesticulation! Low key hero of the series.

The advertising bits were pretty great as well.

"The Guild of Millers uses only the finest grains. True Roman bread for true Romans!"

This guy was the Walter Cronkite of his age:

https://youtu.be/xH0kO5qcPf8

BTW, did you hear that the actor that played pullo passed away 2 years ago? Fools waited too long to make another season ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

BTW, did you hear that the actor that played pullo passed away 2 years ago?

I did, and so damn young too. He was only what, 59?

Ray Stevenson was a hero of the 13th Legion o7

[โ€“] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

๐Ÿซก

[โ€“] Don_alForno@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

did you hear that the actor that played pullo passed away 2 years ago?

I did not know that. I saw him in "das Boot" just this evening and kept thinking "I know this guy, but where from?" Fuck. Such a shame.

[โ€“] teft@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

SPQR - SENATVS PVGJESVSQVE ROMANVS

[โ€“] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Baron Harkonen's humble origins.

[โ€“] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought that was the same actor from the miniseries!

[โ€“] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

He's an amazing character actor.

[โ€“] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

In the name of the senate and the people of Rome, I hearby upvote.

[โ€“] janus2@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

[grateful peasant noises]

[โ€“] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

"True Roman bread for true Romans"

[โ€“] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

*every day

But seriously, thanks for making the effort.