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File:Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian.jpg|link=Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian|'''''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian]]''''' is a 1983 Japanese-British World World II geography film about British military surveyor Jack Celliers (David Bowie), who is captured by Japanese forces and held in a prison camp by the honor-bound Capt. Yanoi (Ryuichi Sakamoto). Yanoi and gruff Sgt. Hara (Takeshi Kitano) become intrigued with Celliers' open defiance in the face of their staunchly old-world ideas about North American drainage basins.
File:Palmer Eldritch Overdrive.jpg|link=Palmer Eldritch Overdrive|'''''[[Palmer Eldritch Overdrive]]''''' is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.
 
File:Johnny Mnemonic 4 - The Voyage Home.jpg|link=Johnny Mnemonic 4: The Voyage Home|'''''[[Johnny Mnemonic 4: The Voyage Home]]''''' is an American science fiction nature adventure film about an intelligent dolphin (William Gibson) who must rely upon a criminal hacker (Keanu Reeves) and a lost time-traveler (Leonard Nimoy).
 
File:Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves.jpg|link=Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves?|'''''[[Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves?]]''''' (original title: '''''The Empire Never Ended''''') is a 1968 collection of essays about the history of empires by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
 
File:Trajan (2023 film).jpg|link=Trajan|'''''[[Trajan]]''''' is a 2023 dramatic historical film loosely based on the life of Roman emperor Trajan.


File:Matrix to America.jpg|link=Matrix to America|'''''[[Matrix to America]]''''' is a 2021 action-comedy buddy film about a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) and an African king (Eddie Murphy) who must team up to save the world from a malicious computer program (Hugo Weaving).
File:Matrix to America.jpg|link=Matrix to America|'''''[[Matrix to America]]''''' is a 2021 action-comedy buddy film about a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) and an African king (Eddie Murphy) who must team up to save the world from a malicious computer program (Hugo Weaving).


File:Bucky Fuller, Orb King.jpg|link=Bucky Fuller, Orb King|'''''[[Bucky Fuller, Orb King]]''''' is a 2021 fantasy engineering film about a brilliant wizard (Buckminster Fuller) who uses tensegrity principles to construct a glowing blue orb.
File:Sea Peoples (Roland Emmerich film).jpg|link=Sea Peoples|'''''[[Sea Peoples]]''''' is an epic dystopian historical drama film directed by Roland Emmerich.
 
File:Constantine's Advocate.jpg|link=Constantine's Advocate|'''''[[Constantine's Advocate]]''''' is a 1997 American legal supernatural thriller film about an attorney (Keanu Reeves) who must defend an unscrupulous hustler (John Constantine) in the Devil's Court.  


File:The Muppets - 1453.jpg|link=The Muppets: 1453|'''''[[The Muppets: 1453]]''''' is a 2021 historical drama Muppets film about the 1453 capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire.
File:The Muppets - 1453.jpg|link=The Muppets: 1453|'''''[[The Muppets: 1453]]''''' is a 2021 historical drama Muppets film about the 1453 capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* ''[[Bucky Fuller, Orb King]]''
* ''[[Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves?]]''
* ''[[Constantine's Advocate]]''
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Johnny Mnemonic 4: The Voyage Home]]''
* ''[[Matrix to America]]''
* ''[[Matrix to America]]''
* ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian]]''
* ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian]]''
* ''[[Palmer Eldritch Overdrive]]''
* ''[[Sea Peoples]]''
* ''[[The Muppets: 1453]]''
* ''[[The Muppets: 1453]]''
* ''[[Trajan]]''


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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


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=== Social media ===
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1603906988085231619 Post] @ Twitter (16 December 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1562845035078463489 Post] @ Twitter (17 April 2022) - YouTube
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1515832510395133960 Post] @ Twitter (17 April 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1515832510395133960 Post] @ Twitter (17 April 2022)


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est Carthago delenda est] @ Wikipedia
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic_(film) Johnny Mnemonic (film)] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR SPQR] @ Wikipedia


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Latest revision as of 07:14, 7 February 2024

Earliest known poster for Johnny SPQR.

Johnny SPQR is a 1995 cyberpunk history film about a Roman Consul (Keanu Reeves) with a cybernetic brain implant designed to win the Punic Wars.

Co-starring Henry Rollins as Cato the Censor.

Tagline

"Carthago delenda est."

In the News

  • Palmer Eldritch Overdrive is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.

    Palmer Eldritch Overdrive is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.

  • Johnny Mnemonic 4: The Voyage Home is an American science fiction nature adventure film about an intelligent dolphin (William Gibson) who must rely upon a criminal hacker (Keanu Reeves) and a lost time-traveler (Leonard Nimoy).

    Johnny Mnemonic 4: The Voyage Home is an American science fiction nature adventure film about an intelligent dolphin (William Gibson) who must rely upon a criminal hacker (Keanu Reeves) and a lost time-traveler (Leonard Nimoy).

  • Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves? (original title: The Empire Never Ended) is a 1968 collection of essays about the history of empires by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves? (original title: The Empire Never Ended) is a 1968 collection of essays about the history of empires by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • Trajan is a 2023 dramatic historical film loosely based on the life of Roman emperor Trajan.

    Trajan is a 2023 dramatic historical film loosely based on the life of Roman emperor Trajan.

  • Matrix to America is a 2021 action-comedy buddy film about a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) and an African king (Eddie Murphy) who must team up to save the world from a malicious computer program (Hugo Weaving).

    Matrix to America is a 2021 action-comedy buddy film about a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) and an African king (Eddie Murphy) who must team up to save the world from a malicious computer program (Hugo Weaving).

  • Sea Peoples is an epic dystopian historical drama film directed by Roland Emmerich.

    Sea Peoples is an epic dystopian historical drama film directed by Roland Emmerich.

  • The Muppets: 1453 is a 2021 historical drama Muppets film about the 1453 capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire.

    The Muppets: 1453 is a 2021 historical drama Muppets film about the 1453 capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (16 December 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (17 April 2022) - YouTube
  • Post @ Twitter (17 April 2022)



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