@PugJesusM to Rough Roman MemesEnglish • 3 months agoLorica Squatmataimagemessage-square2arrow-up122arrow-down12cross-posted to: historymemes
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minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish4•3 months agoExplanation: Lorica Squamata is the Latin term for scale armor. It’s also very close to ‘squat’ in English. That’s it. Garum (seen in the bottle at their feet) is fermented fish sauce, which the Romans put on everything, from salads to bread to meat to wine(!).
Explanation: Lorica Squamata is the Latin term for scale armor. It’s also very close to ‘squat’ in English. That’s it.
Garum (seen in the bottle at their feet) is fermented fish sauce, which the Romans put on everything, from salads to bread to meat to wine(!).