Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 20956708, member: 128351&quot;]Too bad no emperor was born on this day, 23 February...</p><p><br /></p><p>But on 23 February 1945, the Marines raised their flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi, in Japan. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not Antiquity, of course, it&#039;s contemporary history, but it was ancient, in a sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>The iconic 1945 photograph was a reminiscence of an ancient Roman image of Victory. On the Gemma Augustea, a large cameo carved for the emperor Augustus (now in Vienna), we can see the same scene: Roman soldiers raising a trophy. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1541818[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in