Posted on 02/27/2007 12:34:23 AM PST by dbehsman
The only Roman emperor's sceptre to have been found has gone on public display in Rome for the first time.
The sceptre, which is topped by a blue orb that represents the earth, was discovered at the end of last year and is believed to have been held by Emperor Maxentius, who ruled for six years until 312AD.
The Roman emperor's sceptre found at the Palatine hill
Maxentius, who was known for his vices and his incapacity, drowned in the Tiber while fighting forces loyal to his brother-in-law, Constantine, at the battle of the Milvian bridge. Archaeologists believe that Maxentius' supporters hid the sceptre during or after the battle to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
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Scotland was never part of the Roman Empire, therefore Scottish Law does not apply to the sceptre.
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Probably, seeing that even Isaiah knew it during his lifetime between 800-700 B.C.
Isaiah 40:21
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? 22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
(Hebrew word for "circle" is chuwg (khoog), meaning "a circle or sphere")
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