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Drinking songs for the Roman "Apres Slaying Party"

Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/03/17 - 17:13. Humor | NPR | Performing Arts | Roman
What if...after the Roman senators had killed Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, they had a blow-out party, complete with Roman drinking songs? Robert Krulwich speculated on NPR's March 15, 2007 Morning Edition program.

Read the transcript of listen to the segment and actually hear them sing:

"XCIX Bottles of Wine on the Wall, XCIX Bottles of Wine,
And if one of those bottles should happen to fall,
That leaves XCVIII bottles of wine on the wall..."
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