Explanation: When a Byzantine Emperor was deposed, they would be mutilated in some way. Justinian managed to get another term after being deposed, so to hide that his nose was lopped off he wore a gold nose
What was the reason behind this practice?
It was taken as obvious fact that an ugly person was unfit to hold a government office.
Christian emperors, to demonstrate the benevolence of their God, would elect to merely castrate the deposed monarch instead of lopping off part of their face
Wtf
History <3
It was taken as obvious fact that an ugly person was unfit to hold a government office.
Obviously wrong but thinking about the American elections in my lifetime, I have favored the person more attractive to me in each of them, though not in primaries.
Probably syphilis.
https://www.saddlenose.com/syphilis-or-leprosy/
No but this is not unique to history, the Irish used to cut nipples off of people so they’re couldn’t be king as if you were the king people would kiss your nipples. Well. Arguably. Take it with a grain of salt. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19ia5l/is_there_actual_evidence_that_the_ancient_irish/
lol this gets funnier and funnier, thank you
- Trump Unhinged
- Dark Donald
- Retribution of the anti-Christ
- Return of the Führer
- Execute Order 2025
- Caesar after winning the 2nd Battle of Hoover Dam
- Here Lies the US Constitution: 1787-2025
Get ready for the 2026 elections being rigged to get a supermajority, then they’ll replace the US constitution with a theocratic fascist manifesto.
They won’t even need to. Hell, the 2024 congressional elections only mattered for the Democrats. Trump will make the Republican congress obsolete by the primary season
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_(novel) - pretty good historical fiction
