Brittunculi

[tamaranth]

Brittunculi
Originally uploaded by tamaranth

A native being oppressed. This is a replica of the gravestone of Flavinus, standard-bearer, 25 when he died: we saw the original in Hexham Abbey the other day. Am at Corbridge, where the museum has cuddly lions to point out key items.

Comments

[swisstone.livejournal.com]

Further on oppressed Romans, see here (http://tonykeen.blogspot.com/2008/07/roman-tombstone.html).

[mr-tom.livejournal.com]

Was he sodomised to death by a horse, or does it just look like that?

[serennos.livejournal.com]

I do love this- he is shown to be literally kicking ass!

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

Sodomy is in the eye of the beholder (or is that 'SODOMY: UR DOIN IT WRONG'?)

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

cool! thank you!

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

The detail is delightful, including the expression on the Brit's face.