Tragic Twisted & True
A Death by Gold
That was a very grisly scene if you watched it with any knowledge of human physiology.
Though not nearly as horrible as the death that inspired it. I won’t go into detail on how you actually die in either situation, but suffice it to say if you know, you know.
The death that inspired Viserys’ grown of gold was the legendary death of Marcus Lincinus Crassus.
So let’s get to our twisted and true.
In 54 BCE Marcus Licinius Crassus was captured after a failed invasion of the Parthian Empire, modern-day Syria.
Political Manuervers
Marcus Licinius Crassus was a member of the First Triumvirate and it was during the time he was working with Pompey & Julius Ceasar. It was an alliance of political expediency.
The alliance was to help prop up Julius Ceasar, a disciple* of Pompey who also owed debts to Crassus. Crassus and Pompey put aside their differences to help Ceasar pass legislation through a gridlocked Senate that would benefit them.
