Thursday, May 25, 2017

signs, signs


And today we're headed to Rome.
This sign is in the Capitoline Museum,
in Rome, and has been around
for a few millennia.  I don't read Latin,
but can make out a few words:
pontifical, senate, kings, first (and I'll
guess that "Ti Clau Aug" is Tiberius
Claudius Caesar Augustus).

[To see more signs, go here.] 

Posted by Alexa at 00:01
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  1. Tall GaryMay 25, 2017 at 12:46 AM

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  2. Tall GaryMay 25, 2017 at 1:11 AM

    Spot on about Claudius (of Robert Graves’ I, Claudius fame). This is from the Arch of Claudius dedicated in AD 51. A complete translation and information can be found here. Although Pontifex Maximus does have papal connotations, and therefor “pontifical,” in ancient Rome it was more about this.

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    1. Tall GaryMay 25, 2017 at 8:39 PM

      There is a conjectured reconstruction of the missing three quarters of the plaque here. Although it is written in Latin it might as well be Greek to me.

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    2. AlexaMay 26, 2017 at 2:32 AM

      Me too, TG. I could use my classically educated Dad for this one.

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  3. JimMay 25, 2017 at 5:24 AM

    Interesting

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  4. HalcyonMay 26, 2017 at 4:21 AM

    I think this qualifies as the oldest sign. Neat find!

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