08-25-2011, 12:19 AM
Quote:Thanks for that!
I never realised the late Romans utilised 'quoit throwers' . . . hock:
The Greek text has diskoboloi. I must say that I would have expected a verutarius to be armed with the verutum and I have never seen that as a discus. Perhaps Lydus knew something that we do not!
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)