Porphyrios, against Roman domination : memes

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

pseudorca "jus love smashin boats, simple as"

Also I like that his name is basically "purple guy"

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Considering how purple was the imperial colour, it meant the whale was the boss.

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Salute to comrade whale fighting the imperialists in 6th century AD.

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago

The Roman Empire would still be around if they had made that Whale Co-Emperor.

[+] Kirbywithwhip1987@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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[–] CicadaSpectre@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From what I've read, most modern scholars agree it was likely a sperm whale. The Roman records about how it sank ships, and descriptions of the body after it washed ashore (before being butchered and consumed by the locals), support the idea.

This video is a good breakdown of it: https://youtu.be/K9rZ9OFQEgw?si=7rF8KuHKQfMi-Joc

[–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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