
Agreed, this is getting a bit weird. We were in the small park that surrounds the Castel Sant' Angelo. There we met Publius Aelius Hadrianus, also known as Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, or just Emperor Hadrian in the form of a statue. Though we aren't proficient in contact with deified politicians, he was quite easy-going and allowed this group photo. From left to right: my wife, the Emperor, and me. Sometimes you just have to take advantage of a situation.
My (old) coffee-table book of selected postings.
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@observing: Aw, come on! :-D
@Linerberry: Oh, a Gothic dream!!! Show it, show it!
@MrsAmber: Let's say it's Plato's allegory of the cave, comedy style. :-)
@MaryB: Interesting thought what this man could have achieved if he was living in peaceful times.
@Sarah: Cheers, Sarah!
@Tracey: I bet he would do again! :-)
@dj.tigersprout: That means: Emperor Caesar, son of the deified Trajan, [called] Trajan Hadrian Augustus. Name and title of nobility. :)
@Ana Lúcia: Cheers, Ana Lúcia!
@Steven: Of course! :o)
@dkc: Thanks very much, dkc!
@Twelvebit: Just having a bit of pagan pleasure... :-)
@PD: Yes, it is. on the backside it's surrounded by a small park where you can find the Hadrian monument.
@Laurent: Actually he was not, but we wanted to be as polite as possible. :-)
@Kulikowski: Cheers!