• PugJesus@piefed.socialOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    5 days ago

    Explanation: Just a silly joke about the supposed tendency of Brits to want everything in order (“Can’t park there”, “Queue up”, “Got a license for that?”) applied to the Roman presence in ancient Britain. Of course, at the time, it was the Romans who loved having things according to nice, orderly plans and rules.

    Featured is a Roman caroballista, a cart-mounted light artillery piece. ‘Brittunculus’ is a Latin term meaning, roughly, ‘Nasty little Briton’ - ‘-unculus’ is just a diminutive form for nouns, but the usage of the term ‘Brittunculus’ is derogatory.

    • rollin@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      4 days ago

      Did you draw this? It’s super cool, I’m envious of your talents! Why though did you give the horses those crazy outlandish eyes? Everything else is a quite realistic style and then there’s the horses with these hilarious muppet style eyes!

      • PugJesus@piefed.socialOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        4 days ago

        I definitely didn’t draw this, I have no artistic talent! The artist, Gambargin, has their signature on the side.

        • rollin@piefed.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          4 days ago

          Oh right! I did see the name on the side yeah. Is that a famous historical cartoonist then? Do they often include quirky details like those horse’s eyes?

          • PugJesus@piefed.socialOP
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            4 days ago

            They do a mixture of ‘serious’ and goofy stuff. The goofy comics like this one often include little details like the horses having googly eyes or being two guys in a horse costume.