{"id":3848,"date":"2015-06-18T13:45:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T13:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2015-06-18T13:45:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T13:45:19","slug":"game-of-thrones-season-finale-a-true-roman-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/game-of-thrones-season-finale-a-true-roman-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones Season Finale: A True Roman Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone that knows me and my blogger style know that I love looking at pop culture and seeing<\/p>\n<p>how Ancient Rome or the Latin language resonates within it. So this week is no exception, I will<\/p>\n<p>be looking at the Season Finale of Game of Thrones. Just like everyone else that watched it, I<\/p>\n<p>was excited and pumped! So let\u2019s do this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~XXXXXXXXXXXXXSpoilers Below.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>So, here we go! Now while I want to talk and dish about all the fan theories concerning this<\/p>\n<p>scene- let\u2019s just focus on the scene and what it mimics from ancient history.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Opening Credits: Game of Thrones (HBO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s7L2PVdrb_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now if I was a meaner person I would have entitled this post:<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> Et Tu Olly<\/span><\/strong>? But that may have made some people quite upset.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the scene I want to focus on- and you guess it- Jon Snow\u2019s \u201cfinal\u201d scene (no pun<\/p>\n<p>intended). Here is a clip from HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nBeVOvLeySc?t=1m14s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/nBeVOvLeySc?t=1m14s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, I couldn\u2019t have been the only one that noticed the UNCANNY resemblance to ANOTHER<\/p>\n<p>famous stabbing murder-right? Julius Caesar? March 15th 44 B.C.E? In the theater of Pompey?<\/p>\n<p>Here is a clip from HBO\u2019s Rome:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rome - The murder of Julius Caesar\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7FvgP5hO99o?start=10&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, let me get this straight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Jon Snow vs. Julius Caesar<\/p>\n<p>1. Both men in power- Lord Commander vs. Dictator or Rex (King).<\/p>\n<p>PICTURE<\/p>\n<p>2. Both \u201cMurdered\u201d by stabbing (Jon Snow was stabbed by four knives before losing<\/p>\n<p>consciousness &amp; Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times.)<\/p>\n<p>3. Stabbed by \u201cfriends\u201d or \u201cbrothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4. Both betrayed by one person they thought wouldn\u2019t betray them (Jon Snow-Olly &amp; Caesar-<\/p>\n<p>Brutus).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3849\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/jc.jpg\" aria-label=\"Jc 300x167\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3849\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3849\"  alt=\"Morte di Giulio Cesare (&quot;Death of Julius Caesar&quot;). By Vincenzo Camuccini, 1798\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/jc-300x167.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morte di Giulio Cesare (&#8220;Death of Julius Caesar&#8221;). By Vincenzo Camuccini, 1798<\/p><\/div>\n<p>*However, it should be noted that Olly was a show creation and not part of the books. What<\/p>\n<p>other purpose does Olly serve in the series other than an empathetic reminder of the cruelty of<\/p>\n<p>Wildlings AND to serve as a Brutus type figure.<\/p>\n<p>5. Both considered \u201ctraitors.\u201d Jon Snow betrayed his Night Watch and Brothers. He betrayed<\/p>\n<p>their ultimate neutrality in the book. Caesar betrayed the senators by betraying the Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Ironic Moments:<\/p>\n<p>1. Jon Snow is ultimately betrayed by Bowen. \u201cThe final straw for Bowen (Old Pomegranate) is<\/p>\n<p>when Jon reads aloud\u00a0a letter\u00a0sent by\u00a0Ramsay Bolton\u00a0and Jon states intention to march on\u00a0House<\/p>\n<p>Bolton\u00a0at\u00a0Winterfell, threatening the neutrality of the Night&#8217;s Watch. Bowen and fellow<\/p>\n<p>conspirators\u00a0stab\u00a0Jon Snow several times\u201d Bowen who is known as the Old Pomegranate, which<\/p>\n<p>is considered a food of the Underworld and Pluto.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3850\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Jean-L\u00e9on_G\u00e9r\u00f4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884.jpg\" aria-label=\"Jean L\u00e9on G\u00e9r\u00f4me   The Death Of Caesar   Walters 37884 300x176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3850\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3850\"  alt=\"La Mort de C\u00e9sar (ca. 1859\u20131867) by Jean-L\u00e9on G\u00e9r\u00f4me, depicting the aftermath of the attack with Caesar's body abandoned in the foreground as the senators exult\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Jean-L\u00e9on_G\u00e9r\u00f4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884-300x176.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Mort de C\u00e9sar (ca. 1859\u20131867) by Jean-L\u00e9on G\u00e9r\u00f4me, depicting the aftermath of the attack with Caesar&#8217;s body abandoned in the foreground as the senators exult<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2. Caesar\u2019s last words is a topic of much discussion. However,Suetonius reports that it was<\/p>\n<p>Greek \u201c&#8221;\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03cd, \u03c4\u03ad\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u201d meaning \u201cYou too, child?\u201d I find this to be somewhat ironic, because<\/p>\n<p>Brutus is not a child. Thus, this term child must be a term of endearment or Caesar\u2019s thoughts on<\/p>\n<p>Brutus.<\/p>\n<p>2a. For Jon, he does not utter last words- but it is not hard to imagine that he thought something<\/p>\n<p>similar with Olly delivering the final blow.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>This, as always, was fun to write and explore. If you would like to see some other comparisons I have found between Ancient Rome and GoT (Game of Thrones) <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/game-of-thrones-ancient-rome-part-i\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Jean-L\u00e9on_G\u00e9r\u00f4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884-350x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Jean-L\u00e9on_G\u00e9r\u00f4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884-350x206.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Jean-L\u00e9on_G\u00e9r\u00f4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/06\/Jean-L\u00e9on_G\u00e9r\u00f4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Anyone that knows me and my blogger style know that I love looking at pop culture and seeing how Ancient Rome or the Latin language resonates within it. 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