There was an ancient Roman Consul who had live theme music playing whenever he walked around!

The First Punic War of 264 can be hailed as the longest and greatest war from Antiquity. It pitted the Roman Consul Gaius Duillius against the navy of Carthage whom he triumphed against. Additionally, he also made his way into the annals of history as the first Roman leader to achieve this feat.

It was no surprise then that he was given a theme song, and honored in other ways such as a lasting right to be accompanied by a torch carrier and a flutist to play him tuned when he got home from dinner. Not only that, his victory over the stubborn Carthage army was marked by erecting a column next to Augustus’ – another famous Roman emperor.

The First Punic War prolonged for a staggering 20 years primarily because both sides were superior in their own ways: the Romans on land, the Carthaginian with their naval forces. But it was the Romans that emerged victorious in the end after the developed a secret weapon called thecorvus which was some sort of moveable bridge with a metal prong that would be dropped on the enemy’s ships. After the Romans managed to tie up the two ships together, the battle just transformed into a land war.