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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 )
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To: mass55th
a penis on a building or wall was considered a symbol of good luck

So, did he get lucky?

68 posted on 08/26/2022 4:16:03 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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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 (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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