Ancient Roman Objects

 
Tironis

Tironis

Civis Illustris

  • Civis Illustris
Location:
Anglia
Look who's popped up again!

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A woman bought a marble bust for $35 in a thrift shop in Texas. It turned out to be an invaluable antique that has been traced back — and will be returned — to Germany.
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Bust found in thrift shop to return to Germany – DW – 05/12/2022

A woman bought a marble bust for $35 in a thrift shop in Texas. It turned out to be an invaluable antique that has been traced back — and will be returned — to Germany.
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Terry S.

Terry S.

Aedilis

  • Aedilis
  • Patronus
Location:
Hibernia
I hope she gets her money back from the vendor.
 
Pacifica

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis
Location:
Belgium

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(Weird grammar.)
 
 
Dantius

Dantius

Homo Sapiens

  • Civis Illustris
Location:
in orbe lacteo
The combination of the bizarre grammar, excellent condition of preservation, and near-total lack of information about it on the Internet (the Wikipedia article derives entirely from the museum that holds it, with no corroborating sources) made it hard for me to believe that it was a genuine artifact. I still find it hard to believe, but I have found a few academic sources that talk about it. Seemingly the weird grammar is owed to the fact that these sorts of towers had to have 6 words of 6 letters each, but there are other examples of such hexagrams with a similar sense that are perfectly grammatical (e.g. Parthi occisi / Britto victus / Ludite Romani or Virtus imperi / Hostes vincti / Ludant Romani), so it's still odd to me that this one would be so bad.
 
 
Terry S.

Terry S.

Aedilis

  • Aedilis
  • Patronus
Location:
Hibernia
The Hunterian Museum at Glasgow Uni has a fantastic collection of Roman coins. I wish I had spent some time studying them. Alas, a missed opportunity for a foolish youth.
 
Pacifica

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis
Location:
Belgium

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Pacifica

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis
Location:
Belgium

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Pacifica

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis
Location:
Belgium

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Pacifica

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis
Location:
Belgium
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Dan's Roman History

Two versions of 3rd Century AD Roman Cavalry Helmets made of iron with elaborate, decorative bronze skinning.
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