Graffiti palindrome SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS on а wall of an ancient market (Macellum Liviae?) uncovered under the basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
4th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Mary Major, excavationsPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Graffiti palindrome SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS on а wall of an ancient market (Macellum Liviae?) uncovered under the basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
4th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Mary Major, excavations.
Description:
R O T A S
O P E R A
T E N E T
A R E P O
S A T O R
O P E R A
T E N E T
A R E P O
S A T O R
ROMA SUMMUS AMOR
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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