February 27, 2007
Gratuitous Classical Posting
This is cool - the sceptre of the Roman Emperor Maxentius, who fell fighting Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge outside Rome in 312 A.D., the final battle of a long civil war between the two for control of the Western Empire. The sceptre apparently was found buried at the base of the Palentine Hill along with some standards and other sacred mementi, possibly preserved there by Maxentius' supporters in order to avoid its falling into enemy hands. It is the only extant example of a Roman Emperor's sceptre.
Posted by Robert at February 27, 2007 11:10 AM | TrackBackComments
In hoc signo vinces . . .
Posted by: The Colossus at February 27, 2007 11:17 AMYeah, I considered going into all of that.
Posted by: Robbo the LB at February 27, 2007 11:51 AMDamn, that thing could be useful opening mixed nuts during happy hour...
Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at February 27, 2007 02:37 PMThat is sooo cool. Thanks for posting about it; I had missed it entirely.
Posted by: rp at February 28, 2007 03:35 PM
Image courtesy of the lovely and talented 