Beststellerautor Tom Holland will eine Geschichte über »Krieg und Frieden« in Roms »Goldenem Zeitalter« vorlegen. An diesem Ziel schreibt er allerdings vorbei. Eine Rezension

»Pax« überzeugt weniger als frühere Bücher des Autors zur römischen Geschichte – trotz oder vielleicht gerade wegen seiner enormen Sachkenntnis. Eine Rezension (Rezension zu Pax von Tom Holland)#Rom #Geschichte #römisch #Antike #Militärgeschichte #Krieg #Verteidigung #Italien #Mittelalter #Limes #Imperium #PaxRomana #Kaiser #Kultur #Götter #Hadrian #Nero #SPQR
»Pax«: Blutiger Frieden

»Pax«: Blutiger Frieden

»Pax« überzeugt weniger als frühere Bücher des Autors zur römischen Geschichte – trotz oder vielleicht gerade wegen seiner enormen Sachkenntnis. Eine Rezension (Rezension zu Pax von Tom Holland)

1,800-year-old #Roman #penis carvings discovered near #Hadrian’s Wall — some things never change

Source: https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/02/28/1800-year-old-roman-penis-carvings-discovered-near-hadrians-wall-some-things-never-change/

That was the revelation this week when archaeologists from #Newcastle #University and Historic England uncovered sections of #graffiti, carved by Roman soldiers in the year 207, in a quarry near a section of Hadrian’s Wall in #Cumbria, #England.

#history #soldiers #phallus #archeology #men #hadrianswall #dickpic

1,800-year-old Roman penis carvings discovered near Hadrian’s Wall — some things never change

Militarized affinity for phallic scribbling dates back long before the first illustrations were ever fashioned by bored American service members.

A beautifully carved sandstone relief which depicts a naked male figure holding a spear stood in front of a horse/donkey has been uncovered during the annual excavations at the #Roman fort of Vindolanda near #Hadrian's Wall in #Northumberland. The complete stone measuring 160mm by 315mm would have originally been fitted into a recess.

The #stone was #uncovered on 20th May, only inches under the topsoil by two Vindolanda volunteers from Newcastle, who have both been making their annual pilgrimage to assist with the excavations for over 15 years.
https://www.sott.net/article/454950-Ornate-stone-carving-discovered-at-Roman-fort-near-Hadrians-Wall