Spartacus!

Hercules

while here in Italy me and Daisy have become fascinated with the Etruscan civilization and have been reading a lot about it

the Etruscan's were a group of people living in Italy arond the time of the Romans. In fact, the romans were very influenced by them, who in turn were very influenced by the Greeks

one of the fascinating things about them is that they treated their women as equals, and many of their tombs show a husband and wife together

most of what we know about them comes from their tombs, because after the romans conquered them, they wiped out most of their culture and rebult over them

Hercules what a favorite of the Etruscans. They elaborated on many of his stories and added to them

The cutest Roman Centurion

Daisy and I have been having toy withdrawal, so we started collecting Playmobile toys. They have a whole Roman themed line, which are surprisingly accurate! We even learned a thing or two from their depiction of a Roman Aquilifer!

Dorkus Maximus

All around the Coliseum (aka the Flavian Ampitheatre, which Daisy likes to refer to as the "Flava-Flavian Ampitheatre), there are these guys dressed up like Roman Legionnaires. I find this funny, as a history nerd, since this isn't what gladiators looked like at all.

This guy in particular stood out to me with his headband, cut off sweatpants and t-shirt underneath his costume. I found him too funny not to draw! (The cigarette was added for dramatic effect)