11-28-2012, 05:08 PM
Quote:Perhaps it is one of those gently vibrating chairs, specially reserved for the primi ordines.
:grin: But what else would it be? Unless it's just a way of saying he enjoyed a bit of R&R...
Quote:been there, seen it, done it, and got the T shirt.
Yes! It does read a bit like a checklist: dead Dacians - check. naked Nymphs - yep...
Here's the inscription from E.D. Heidelberg, btw:
]PTAVI DACOS TENERE CAESOS TENVI
[ ]AVI IN SELLA PACIS RESIDERE SEDI
[ ]PTAVI CLAROS SEQVI TRIVMPHOS FACTVM
OPTAVI PRIMI COMMODA PLENA PILI HAB[ ]
OPTAVI NVDAS VIDERE NYMPHAS VIDI
So what's with the naked Nymphs? Unless it's just a saucy wink at the end, kind of thing... Perhaps the thermal springs of Aquae Flavianae featured statues of nymphs - '...and now I've seen it all!' Or perhaps there were real 'nymphs' available for the discerning visitor...?
One other thing - is this certainly a grave stelae? Could it just be a dedication by a living man?
Nathan Ross
