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To: Leo58

It looks like a strigil.
The Romans didn’t know about soap and water. After a strenuous workout in the arena they would slather themselves with oil, then scrape off the dirt, sweat and oil with a curved strigil.
She’s getting ready to squeegee herself.


33 posted on 04/17/2012 7:48:09 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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To: tumblindice

PS Most likely she was one of the scantily clad gals that paraded around the arena holding up cards showing the rounds in numerals (Roman, of course).


36 posted on 04/17/2012 7:53:08 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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To: tumblindice

>> After a strenuous workout in the arena they would slather themselves with oil, then scrape off the dirt, sweat and oil with a curved strigil.

Now that there is capital-A *Arcane* knowledge.


49 posted on 04/17/2012 8:19:22 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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