"Graffiti Reveals Gladiators, Chariot Races" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 Jun 2015 9:29 a.m. PST |
Hundreds of graffiti messages engraved into stone in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, in modern-day Turkey, have been discovered and deciphered, revealing what life was like there over 1,500 years ago, researchers say.The graffiti touches on many aspects of the city's life, including gladiator combat, chariot racing, religious fighting and sex. The markings date to a time when the Roman and Byzantine empires ruled over the city. "Hundreds of graffiti, scratched or chiseled on stone, have been preserved in Aphrodisias — more than in most other cities of the Roman East(an area which includes Greece and part of the Middle East)," said Angelos Chaniotis, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton New Jersey, in a lecture he gave recently at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum… link |
 miniMo  | 25 Jun 2015 9:45 a.m. PST |
The original article on LiveScience has many more photos:
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| 79thPA | 25 Jun 2015 10:37 a.m. PST |
Drawing penises on walls seems to be timeless. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 25 Jun 2015 11:12 a.m. PST |
one looks a lot like Stewie Griffin. |
| Prince of Derekness | 26 Jun 2015 3:49 a.m. PST |
He does have a time machine… |
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