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Offline Rugser

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Signet ring 3
« on: February 12, 2009, 08:45:10 pm »
Roman's ring

Two symmetrical eagles eat heartily a snake.

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Re: Signet ring 3
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 09:22:05 am »
That symbol could say: struggle betveen noble Roman empire and glary sneak, serpentine, malicious barbaric tribes.  ....?.....

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Re: Signet ring 3
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 11:36:09 am »
The Romans seem to have had a more positive perspective regarding snakes.   They were not usually depicted as evil or enemies.  Although the Caesar denarius depicting an elephant trampling a snake has traditionally been interpreted as good trampling over evil, the "snake" may not be a snake at all and the interpretation is almost certainly wrong. 
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