I'm 49 and until Friday the closest death I experienced was my 94 y.o. Opa. 2 days ago, I lost a dear friend. She was brilliant, hilarious, and caring. She had the most insane laugh and she was not afraid to use it. With no warning, she is gone and I'm absolutely heartbroken.

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Which- take it or leave it as a source. But

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He’s referenced in the Roman Martyrology as having been behind at least the martyrdom of St Peregrine, if I remember correctly

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How much evidence do we actually have for Commodus’s clemency, though? I’m thinking of one passage in a very strange polemical text (the Refutation), and several others depending on that passage.

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Guyzzzz it is AJ’s birthday. So glad to know you @drewjakeprof.bsky.social

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