[Sca-cooks] Co-autocrats

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Feb 22, 2009, at 11:55 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> On Feb 20, 2009, at 1:06 AM, Terry Decker wrote:
>
> But the historical equivalents of co-rulers and shared authority are
> so fascinating, especially when you don't have to live through the
> results.
>
> I'm sorry... did you use "live through the results" and "co-ruler" in
> the same sentence?
>
> BTW... you really ought to do something about that cough ;-).
>
> Adamantius
> ----------
>
> So, Adamantius, which historic co-autocrat were you quoting there?
>
> There are several files in the Florilegium that can solve that cough  
> and your co-autocrat problem at the same time...
>
> Stefan (always helpful...)

I don't recall if it was Robert Graves' fictional Caligula who cured  
his co-emperor's cough, or the BBC's, but there were repeated  
references to Gemellus' cough, alleged to have been brought on by  
eating too much pastry. The first references were kindly and  
solicitous, subsequent versions more peeved, and finally a permanent  
cure was implemented.

Adamantius






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