To: SunkenCiv
In Roman culture, a penis on a building or wall was considered a symbol of good luck...similar to a horseshoe. Saw an article about one found carved in a stone at Hadrians Wall.
Hadrians Wall Penis Carving
54 posted on
08/26/2022 12:16:22 PM PDT by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
To: mass55th
a penis on a building or wall was considered a symbol of good luckSo, did he get lucky?
To: mass55th
Hadrian’s also remembered for, uh, erecting cult statues of his deceased catamite, Antinous. They’re nekkid!
79 posted on
08/26/2022 7:49:09 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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