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Porphyrios, against Roman domination (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

pseudorca "jus love smashin boats, simple as"

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Was it Orca or Sperm Whale? It has to be either of these 2 lmao

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: