PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWell-preserved Roman infantry helmet with mouse motifs on the back, 2nd century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down11
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageWell-preserved Roman infantry helmet with mouse motifs on the back, 2nd century ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarelurch (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·23 hours agomaybe the guy was buffed, because a small mouse is called musculus in latin, which as well means muscle https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/musculus
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 hours agoI always wonder about the story behind oddities like this. Was he buff, and it a pun? Or was it his nickname for an unrelated reason? Or did he just dig mice? In all cases, it’s an odd little humanizing piece of the past!
maybe the guy was buffed, because a small mouse is called musculus in latin, which as well means muscle https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/musculus
I always wonder about the story behind oddities like this. Was he buff, and it a pun? Or was it his nickname for an unrelated reason? Or did he just dig mice?
In all cases, it’s an odd little humanizing piece of the past!