Posted on 02/27/2019 10:29:44 AM PST by ETL
An ancient quarry near Hadrians Wall in northern England offers a smutty glimpse into the lives of the Roman soldiers who built the famous fortification.
Archaeologists from the U.K.s Newcastle University and Historic England are working to record the unique inscriptions carved into the walls of the quarry, which provided stone for Hadrians Wall.
The sandstone inscriptions include a caricature of an officer and a phallus, which denoted good luck in Roman culture.
Other carvings at the quarry in Gelt Forest have helped experts date the rare inscriptions. One inscription, for example, describes APRO ET MAXIMO CONSVLIBVS OFICINA MERCATI, a reference to the consulate of Aper and Maximus.
This dates the inscription to 207 A.D., a time when Hadrians Wall was undergoing a major renovation, according to Historic England.
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LOL. Really. I did.
Whats up with Fox News and phallic symbols?
Last week it was the Aussie pilots flight track that showed BORED and two penis images. Now this!
I think we can guess who or what is in charge of the stories they run. Light in the loafers would be my guess!
PILATE: What’s so... funny about the name “Biggus _ickus”?
PILATE: He has a wife, you know.
Well that excludes 6060842.
But the number was disconnected.
Or was it 8679305
“I (do) this crap”?
Vestal Virgins do it better.
Or was it 8679305
You forgot to dial the area code.
I have to admit that “Risen” has become one of my favorite movies of all time.
The research detail in putting the sand on the spear before throwing it, and where the spear hit, were marks of incredible detail and authenticity.
Thanks ETL.
So basically soldiers haven’t changed much since the first day there was soldiers.
Not really surprised. Boys will be boys.
LOL!
Roman soldier graffiti.
Roman quarry inscription thought to have been done by a detachment from the Second Legion under the junior officer Agricola.
Inscriptions left by the Roman Army in the remains of a quarry near Hadrian's Wall in 207AD are at risk from erosion.
They could have, if an African swallow would have helped fly a Mayan textbook to Rome, but then the French would be trying to cram the vigesimal system down our throats instead of decimals...
VI III IV V VII VIII IX
(and he’ll right there, just as fast as he can)
What number do I call for my own personal Jesus?
LIL
Ha! Divide MCMLXVI by VII.
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