The gravestone of a gladiator.
On a sidestreet in Rome.
Buried in 90 AD.
I stand before it in 2002.
1,912 years later.
The gravestone of a gladiator.
On a sidestreet in Rome.
Buried in 90 AD.
I stand before it in 2002.
1,912 years later.
beetleypete 
Heroes will never be forgotten, but we can have a discussion about the circumstances they are made to heroes. ;.-)
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The sense of time passed really affected me, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Me too, Pete! xx
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Kind of nostalgic feeling may be
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I found it to be quite a moving experience.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Having recently watched ‘The Dig’ I have a new found appreciation for the imagination of the archaeologist.
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I still haven’t seen that film yet. But I will never forget that gravestone.
(I saw others, many that were older too. One of the smaller delights of Rome.)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Did it actually have AD on the stone? Warmest regards, Theo
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Not at all. It had Latin writing, and Roman numerals. The details were provded on a translation board nearby, in Italian and English. But it did have a carved representation of the man, in the gladiator uniform of a Retarius, carrying a trident and net. He was apparently quite famous in his time.
Best ishes, Pete.
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I wondered as the AD, BC notation did not take hold until the 9th Century. Warmest regards, Theo
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Yes, if had AD on it, it would have had to be a fake. 🙂
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In 90 AD, there were probably a few rich Roman aristocrats still alive who had been born in BC. I’ve been to Pompeii and Herculaneum, two fabled cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. I’ve also been inside the crater, and wore out a pair of boots walking around the volcano beneath the rim.
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I never got to Pompeii, David. I would like to go though.
Best wishes, Pete.
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gives me the chills.
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I thought it was fascinating. All those years later, through so much of human history, and I am stood looking at his grave.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Interesting image and a little thought-provoking on this rainy Sunday morning.
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Thanks, Molly. I remember being particularly affected by that gravestone, and the passing of so much time.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thought-provoking image.
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That almost timeless connection made me think a lot that day, Kim.
Best wishes, Pete.
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