Friendship cannot exist except among good men. M. Tullius Cicero. De Amictia. Laelius on friendship. Section 65.
Images: Although existing Roman funerary reliefs like this one at the British Museum show Roman men shaking hands in the normal way, Hollywood (and Microsoft) apparently prefers to have Romans grip each other's forearms (more manly?). Image courtesy of Ryse: Son of Rome.
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