Explanation: Caesar, in his youth, was kidnapped and held for ransom by pirates. Amongst other curiousities of the story is that when Caesar, then a relatively unknown young man, heard he was being ransomed for 20 talents (620kg/1366bs) of silver, he demanded they INCREASE the ransom to 50 talents! A man has to know what he's worth!
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He also told them he was going to have them crucified while he was their prisoner.
After the ransom was delivered and he was released, he gathered a fleet, went back to the island where they were camped, captured them, and crucified them.
Caesar was kind of a badass.
He also cut their throats before crucifying them, a display of mercy. Because he had to keep his promise to crucify them (what's a man without his word?), but he appreciated that they humored him while he was prisoner aboard their ship.
I heard that pug is dead tho
Rest in grunts
RIP precious puggo