@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 2 months agoRoman mosaic of women exercising, during or before the 4th century ADimagemessage-square5arrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-down1imageRoman mosaic of women exercising, during or before the 4th century AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square5
minus-square@Sterile_TechniquelinkEnglish5•2 months agoBottom row, second from the left… is she holding a helicopter toy? The propeller-blades-on-a-stick type thing? Has there been any evidence that they understood things like generating lift? I’d have guessed that came WAY later. Or is this a drawing of some kind of paddle or something that has nothing to do with flight?
minus-square@PassingDuchylink3•2 months agoWomen to the left and right of that one appear to be holding crowns and laurel leaves (sign of triumph for Romans). So I assume the one you’re referencing is holding the winner’s sceptor for some kind of games this is possibly referencing.
Bottom row, second from the left… is she holding a helicopter toy? The propeller-blades-on-a-stick type thing?
Has there been any evidence that they understood things like generating lift? I’d have guessed that came WAY later.
Or is this a drawing of some kind of paddle or something that has nothing to do with flight?
Women to the left and right of that one appear to be holding crowns and laurel leaves (sign of triumph for Romans). So I assume the one you’re referencing is holding the winner’s sceptor for some kind of games this is possibly referencing.
No I think she invented the helicopter.
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