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Hi all,
I am trying to find some documented taunts found on lead slingshot glands/slugs. There has been a thread on it in the past, but little real data was presented on actual found inscriptions in Latin. Has anyone done or found a study of the subject?
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IIRC, there was some documentation about that on slinging.org
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Ah, the famous δέξαι ("take that!") bullet, Byron. Nice.
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In Antony Everitt's book "Augustus" he mentions on page 104 some of the lead shots found from the battle of Mutina. Quoted from the book:
"Both sides hurled stone and lead slingshot at each other. About eighty of these lead balls have been discovered by archaeologists and many have brief, extremely rude messages scratched on them. Examples include "I seek Fulvia's clitoris"; "I seek Octtavian's arse"; "Octavian has a limp co_k"; "Hi Octavius, you suck d__K"; "Loose Octavius, sit on this"; and rather more feebly, "Lucius is bald""
The Notes on page 304: see CIL II 2.1 1901 but I'm not sure what that reference is.
I would love to own one of the anti-Octavian slings since I'm such a fan of Antony! 8)
Found this but no pictures:
www.historyofinformation.com/index.php?id=2485
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-...onius.html
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The good is oft interred with their bones"
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