Ask a Roman a question

[lesbiassparrow]

Well, not a Roman as they're all dead. Pointy spears and all. But, seeing as I got some bad news today about a dear friend, I am madly trying to distract myself. So ask me about an animal and I will tell you a Roman belief about it. Or an anecdote featuring it. It has to be an animal they knew about (that covers quite a few). Or a mythical animal. I can also do Greeks because I am multi-functional that way... (Hang on a second, that came out wrong.)

Comments

[sajia.livejournal.com]

Why did vampires move on from owls to bats?

[brainchild129.livejournal.com]

Now most of us know how the Egyptians felt about cats, but what about the Greeks and/or Romans? I have a vague notion that it might have been with them that the idea of cats being unlucky creatures came about, but I could be misremembering that.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Oooooh! What to choose, what to choose. Lions. I have a replica Greek (I think, but maybe Roman) coin with a lion on it, so I'll go with that.

[namastenancy.livejournal.com]

These posts are so fantastic that I'm linking them in my blog, to be titled "Everything I needed to know about ancient Rome, I learned from Lesbia Sparrow..."

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

Who were the best gods to appeal to for matters of the feet?