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* EarlyBirdCameo: Youtai appears several times before he's properly introduced, though Diagoras never describes him as anything more than a Chinaman.
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* LanguageFluencyDenial: The Chinese man Diagoras saves on the Parilia claims to not speak Latin. [[spoiler: It's actually Youtai, who speaks it fluently.]]
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* RacialRemnant: [[spoiler: Despite Maxentius' purge of Jews and Christians from the Roman Empire, a small group of Jews were able to flee to China, where they've lived in secret to this day.]]
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Youtai is Chinese and [[spoiler: Jewish.]]
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* DefinitelyJustACold: As the book goes on, Diagoras' health deteriorates further. He usually ignores it.
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* AWizardDidIt: Parodied at the Museum of Faith and Science, where Quintus claims that life could not have occurred by chance, meaning the Roman pantheon must exist.
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* DinosaursAreDragons: Quintus Pernus, the director of the Museum of Faith and Science, claims that the Hydra and other mythical creatures were dinosaurs.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: In-universe, the Museum of Faith and Science uses an animatronic dragon to attract guests.
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* DemocracyIsFlawed: Gaius seems to subscribe to this belief, claiming to be a demigod to manipulate voters.
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* DivineParentage: Emperor Piissimus claims this not only for himself, but for the entire population of Nova Roma, claiming them to be descendants of Romulus, who was in turn the son of Mars.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Lepus Argentus, the priest at the Temple of Mercury, does this when he sees Diagoras' swastika necklace.
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* HollywoodExorcism: Subverted. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria_(festival) The Lemuria]] isn't dramatic at all. Diagoras even finds it silly.
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* IHaveNoSon: Diagoras' parents ultimately do this to both Relicta and him.
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* SmashTheSymbol: After beating Odia, Diagoras breaks her household god in half. The Sons of Horus decapitate a statue of [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar]].
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* TheTrickster: Discussed. Gottlieb believes Mercury is secretly Loki due to both of them being trickster gods.
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* TurbulentPriest: Joannes Lacus, the priest of the cult of Prometheus, is pretty vocal in his disdain for the rest of the Roman gods.
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* NationalAnthem: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odes_(Horace) Horace's ''Odes'']] has become this for Nova Roma.
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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: TheProphetMuhammad was an atheist, Martin Luther was an attorney, and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim il-Sung]] was a staunch anti-authoritarian.
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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: TheProphetMuhammad UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad was an atheist, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther Luther]] was an attorney, and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim il-Sung]] was a staunch anti-authoritarian.
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* [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Byzantium Not Constantinople]]: The real-life United States is split between Nova Roma and Mexica. Many regions are still called by the names the Romans used for them, such as [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Gaul]] and [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Hispania]].
* [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Byzantium Not Constantinople]]: The real-life United States is split between Nova Roma and Mexica. Many regions are still called by the names the Romans used for them, such as [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Gaul]] and [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Hispania]].
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* IntrepidReporter: Diagoras sees himself as one. YMMV on whether he is.Whether others agree with him is another story.
* IstanbulNotConstantinople: The real-life United States is split between Nova Roma and Mexica. Many regions are still called by the names the Romans used for them, such as [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Gaul]] and [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Hispania]].
* IstanbulNotConstantinople: The real-life United States is split between Nova Roma and Mexica. Many regions are still called by the names the Romans used for them, such as [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Gaul]] and [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Hispania]].
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* DartboardOfHate: Diagoras shoots a target made to look like a priest at the Temple of Ignistelum.
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* DoesntLikeGuns: Servius gets frightened by the gunshots at the Temple of Ignistelum.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite being her ''younger'' brother, Diagoras acts this way towards Relicta.
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* TragicBigot: Diagoras' intense hatred for the Roman religion stems from [[FreudianExcuse his sister being exiled for breaking her vow as a Vestal Virgin.]]
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* BandOfBrothels: The Temple of Venus.
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* IKEAErotica: Diagoras describes himself having sex with a prostitute as "I did what it took to get an interview," and nothing more. Justified, as he doesn't care about the sex itself at all.
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* AppealToNature: Diagoras invokes this, claiming homosexuality goes against evolution.
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* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Diagoras starts wearing one of these after he's attracted notoriety.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Nova Roma is theocratic, nationalistic, militaristic, and xenophobic. [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero Diagoras himself isn't much better.]]
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* ForeignCussWord: Diagoras calls Lucia a ''pathicus,'' a Latin slur for men who submit to anal sex.
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* PlatonicProstitution: Subverted. Diagoras attempts this with Lupa, but she refuses.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In addition to his hatred for the Roman religion, Diagoras displays racist and homophobic traits as well.
* PrayerOfMalice: Diagoras learns he's the target of several of these at the Temple of Venus.
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* TheLudovicoTechnique: Odia employs similar methods at Camp Piety to make kids develop an aversion to atheism.
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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: One of the girls at Camp Piety.
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Camp Piety is designed to "cure" any suspected atheists.
* TheFundamentalist: Most of the religious extremists interviewed. Diagoras himself could qualify as an atheistic example.
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* ThePardon: Diagoras receives one after the Bacchanalia.
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* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Getting drunk on the Bacchanalia inspires Diagoras to pull out his gun at the Temple of Bacchus.
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* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Diagoras wakes up the morning after the Bacchanalia with no memory as to what happened.
* WouldHitAGirl: Diagoras gives a savage beating to Odia, the woman who runs Camp Piety.
* WouldHurtAChild: Odia.
* WouldHitAGirl: Diagoras gives a savage beating to Odia, the woman who runs Camp Piety.
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* DeathOfTheOldGods: Averted for the most part, as the entire setting is based around this never happening. Played straight with Isis, whose cult is slowly beginning to die out due to Nova Roma's growing animosity for the Middle East.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Emperor Piissimus, the Legate Aurelius Taurus, and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Sacrorum#Regina_sacrorum ''regina sacrorum'']] Falsa Sperus all qualify.
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* WarHawk: Emperor Piissimus, who pushes Nova Roma into a war with Arabia.
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* DivineParentage: Emperor Piissimus claims this not only for himself, but for the entire population of Nova Roma, claiming them to be descendants of Romulus, who was in turn the son of Mars.
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* MillionMookMarch: The Roman military holds a parade before the war in Arabia.
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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: The entire interview with the oracle, who claims to be Apollo speaking through her. Diagoras has no problem mocking a god to their face.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Discussed when Diagoras interviews "Apollo," asking how [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe killing Niobe's children]] was fair.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Discussed when Diagoras interviews "Apollo," asking how [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobe killing Niobe's children]] was fair.
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