#nothing changes in the roman empire for real and also you cannot escape the visuals of the late republic motherfucker!

[katabay]

new desktop theme! mostly because tumblr only does super tiny icons right now RIP, so I made the sidebar image a close up of my new icon: it's the roman emperor valens from subleyra's the mass of saint basil :)

#mostly because i think the posing of his body is super hot #like do not worry i am not about to start preaching catholicism to you unless it's spectacularly horny. this is abt valens #i have more to say about confessionals and communion #but oooooooh a neck exposed at a vulnerable angle like that. fun! love it! #also very obsessed with valens from a vague point of 'oh you had a (redacted) dynamic with your brother huh.' #nothing changes in the roman empire for real and also you cannot escape the visuals of the late republic motherfucker! #like what century armor are you WEARING and also absolutely banging decision to make valens of all people wear that #in a painting. love it! #anyway don't let people on my other blog know that im secretly a little obsessed with a later roman emperor #i have a reputation to maintain as not caring about anything past caligula #(redacted for no particular reason it'd just take too long to explain house hold structures and large scale politics #and also the sforza family of all people. etc.)