New meme, brought to you by me!
Well, I actually stole the idea from a meme I saw in eronanke's journal, and modified it a bit. And here it is (to be taken seriously only at your own risk):
Ok, you don't have to do this, but for fun I'm limiting my list to people from ancient history. Pictures and explanations are optional.
1. Akhenaten.
I mean, come on. Full, sensuous lips? Check. Dreamy, almond-shaped eyes? Check. Hot aquiline nose? Check. Eccentric, bold and artistic? Passionate about his wife and kids? Check and check. Good with animals? Well . . . Nobody's perfect.
2. Mursili II. A just king, crazy about his wife, endured years of tragedy and strife in his empire (yet still managed to be one of the most successful Hittite kings), plus an eloquent writer? Hawt. He can "erect" his "stela" for me any time. (Plus -- how many Hittites have appeared in a Manga? Well, a few, I guess. But still!)
3. Marcus Aurelius. One of the few truly decent rulers that Rome ever had. Gentle, wise, and philosophical. Plus pretty easy on the eye, as Roman emperors go.
4. Hatshepsut. Yeah, I'm willing to bend my sexual orientation a bit for a piece of that gender-role flouting, Punt-exploring, empire-building-through-diplomacy, hot Thutmosid ass.
5. Psusennes. Ok, I have to admit that I know nothing about what this guy was like personally. However, if he looked anything like his mask, then hubba hubba! Of course, he probably stole that mask from one of his New Kingdom predecessors in the Valley of the Kings, which kind of puts a damper on things. But whoever's face this is, he's hot.
6. Claudius. So he wasn't much of a looker. He was smart. He was interesting. As Roman emperors go, he was pretty damn nice. And in spite of overwhelming odds, he managed to be a decent emperor.
7. Sargon I. Again, setting personality aside for this one. He probably wasn't a very nice little man, but you have to admit he's pretty sweet to look at.
8.Amenemhet I. Probably of Nubian origin, a self-made king who rose up from commonerhood through clever political maneuvering, starting a new golden age in Egyptian history. He was probably assasinated, and there's a very angsty wisdom text attributed to him. Pretty cool, if you ask me. Plus he's pretty good-lookin'.
9. Amenemhet III. Nice. Yeah, don't know much about the man personally, but . . . he built a canal! Oh yeah, and a freaking huge labyrinth, which is unfortunately totally gone today. But that should still count for something!
10. Man, I'm starting to run out of ideas, here. I guess I'll end with Amenhotep III. A bit of a pompous ass, sure, but he was pretty hot in his youth.
Your turn!
Ok, you don't have to do this, but for fun I'm limiting my list to people from ancient history. Pictures and explanations are optional.
1. Akhenaten.
I mean, come on. Full, sensuous lips? Check. Dreamy, almond-shaped eyes? Check. Hot aquiline nose? Check. Eccentric, bold and artistic? Passionate about his wife and kids? Check and check. Good with animals? Well . . . Nobody's perfect.
2. Mursili II. A just king, crazy about his wife, endured years of tragedy and strife in his empire (yet still managed to be one of the most successful Hittite kings), plus an eloquent writer? Hawt. He can "erect" his "stela" for me any time. (Plus -- how many Hittites have appeared in a Manga? Well, a few, I guess. But still!)
3. Marcus Aurelius. One of the few truly decent rulers that Rome ever had. Gentle, wise, and philosophical. Plus pretty easy on the eye, as Roman emperors go.
4. Hatshepsut. Yeah, I'm willing to bend my sexual orientation a bit for a piece of that gender-role flouting, Punt-exploring, empire-building-through-diplomacy, hot Thutmosid ass.
5. Psusennes. Ok, I have to admit that I know nothing about what this guy was like personally. However, if he looked anything like his mask, then hubba hubba! Of course, he probably stole that mask from one of his New Kingdom predecessors in the Valley of the Kings, which kind of puts a damper on things. But whoever's face this is, he's hot.
6. Claudius. So he wasn't much of a looker. He was smart. He was interesting. As Roman emperors go, he was pretty damn nice. And in spite of overwhelming odds, he managed to be a decent emperor.
7. Sargon I. Again, setting personality aside for this one. He probably wasn't a very nice little man, but you have to admit he's pretty sweet to look at.
8.Amenemhet I. Probably of Nubian origin, a self-made king who rose up from commonerhood through clever political maneuvering, starting a new golden age in Egyptian history. He was probably assasinated, and there's a very angsty wisdom text attributed to him. Pretty cool, if you ask me. Plus he's pretty good-lookin'.
9. Amenemhet III. Nice. Yeah, don't know much about the man personally, but . . . he built a canal! Oh yeah, and a freaking huge labyrinth, which is unfortunately totally gone today. But that should still count for something!
10. Man, I'm starting to run out of ideas, here. I guess I'll end with Amenhotep III. A bit of a pompous ass, sure, but he was pretty hot in his youth.
Your turn!