@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 16 days agoRoman legionaries with training equipmentimagemessage-square3arrow-up133arrow-down11
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minus-square@rockSlayerlinkEnglish4•16 days agoSo the good stick obsession goes back at least to the Romans
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish5•16 days agoGotta be high-ranking to get a good stick! That’s a vitis, a centurion’s symbol of office. Also used to dish out beatings to troops who aren’t listening/working hard enough.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•16 days agoThat’s a nice beatin’ stick right there.
So the good stick obsession goes back at least to the Romans
Gotta be high-ranking to get a good stick! That’s a vitis, a centurion’s symbol of office. Also used to dish out beatings to troops who aren’t listening/working hard enough.
That’s a nice beatin’ stick right there.