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Big Brain Diocletian (startrek.website)
submitted 1 day ago by MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to c/historymemes@piefed.social
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and then he retired to the shire to grow cabbage. the end.

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 5 points 22 hours ago

Real photo (colorized) of Diocletian in his retirement

[–] markz@suppo.fi 2 points 20 hours ago

...and the tetrarchy ended up working about as well as it sounds it would.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 22 hours ago

Also would go great on !lotrmemes@piefed.social !