artpornbyerogenouswarzone Pollice Verso - Jean-Léon Gérôme (1872)Pollice Verso is latin for "with a turned thumb".View original on lemmy.ml29Comments2
craftyindividual lemm.eeLegend has it that, with the "thumbs up" being a modern expression, the Roman audience would extend the thumb in any direction to show "use the sword" and a clenched fist to say sheathe the sword/spare the opponent.5
Legend has it that, with the "thumbs up" being a modern expression, the Roman audience would extend the thumb in any direction to show "use the sword" and a clenched fist to say sheathe the sword/spare the opponent.
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