APH: Politics

Don't go into politics you'll end up dead (dead!)
Don't go into politics you'll end up dead (dead!)

Sorry, that song got stuck in my head while I was drawing this.

INSPIRED BY HIMARUYA'S NEWEST ROMA-JII COMIC YEEAAHH [link]
I was looking for an excuse to draw these three together and Rome in a toga. Yep.

I get the impression that Rome was always wrapped up in politics but was more interested in fighting, girls and eating food for SOME reason. XD
He's holding a dagger because THAT'S USUALLY HOW POLITICS IN ROME GO DOWN. SCREW THE SENATE I HAVE A SHARP OBJECT.
That's why most of Rome's bosses ended up being a little bit crazy.

Mama Greece on the other hand LOOOOOVES politics because she totally invented them. Because all of Greece's city-states ran a bit differently and were generally unstable, Greece really didn't give a damn about unifying herself and preferred encouraging healthy debate (so Rome of course thinks she's a bit schizophrenic.) Greece isn't all about democracy though, that's just Athens controlling her brain. (Of course, as a woman she shouldn't be allowed to vote or even watch politics but she's Mama Greece so stfu. Plus, in Sparta she would have a say (Not that it would really matter. In Sparta, the group with the loudest voices won ...but of course there were two kings and they could do whatever they wanted within reason.) Then again the Spartans were for the most part pretty agreeable with each other. After all, 'Men of few words require few laws.' I believe Corinth was also a monarchy or oligarchy or something, but I'll have to look into it more. fff

Egypt on the other hand doesn't really give a damn about politics and just eats her hand-picked-by-baboon dates. Whatever pharaoh says goes. Build a giant pyramid? You got it boss. Kill the sea people? Sure thing boss. Punch the Hittites in the face? No problem boss. Forget that Hatshepsut ever existed? Alright boss...
Egypt only visits Greece for the food since her own bread is rock hard and everything is dried up by the sun. The conversation always bores her to tears (unless it's slave jokes.)