For years I wandered… Italy, Greece, all the ancient lands. But the world was a tomb to me. A graveyard full of broken statues. And each of those statues resembled her face.
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), dir. Neil Jordan, DoP Philippe Rousselot
Shout out to all the ancient Romans who died on this day in history but weren’t famous; you are the real MVPs. Thank you for your agricultural output, enthusiasm in the Colosseum, service in the legions, lewd graffiti, and the roads you built. Roman history wouldn’t have been the same without you.