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Re:Review of the Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence... by taneq on Saturday November 05, 2022 @11:46PM (#33488712)
I didn't read that as literally asphyxiating them, just dumping a bunch of petals on them. I can imagine it might not be as funny to the guests as it was to him, though.
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Re:Review of the Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence... by boomboomsubban on Sunday November 06, 2022 @08:43AM (#33492545)
The original source for the story mentions some people were smothered to death.
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