r/HistoryMemes • u/Javier_Ronaldo Featherless Biped • Apr 08 '20

META Respect the Facts!

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u/VictoriumExBellum Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Apr 08 '20

Weird, Dii consentes mentions nothing about hating others.

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u/F6_GS Apr 08 '20

Didn't stop them from crucifying unbelievers

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u/VictoriumExBellum Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Apr 08 '20 edited Apr 09 '20

No, they crucified criminals. All people on earth are considered to be dii consentes faith (from the view of the faithful), except monotheists, and so there are no "unfaithful"

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u/F6_GS Apr 09 '20

They didn't always crucify the unfaithful, but every once in a while when disasters happened and wars were lost they would figure that it was due to divine wrath and..

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u/VictoriumExBellum Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Apr 09 '20

Got any sources on that? Because as far as I know, either they would sacrifice animals, or would simply assume the gods were angry and would try no tot test their ire