Pollice verso

[gfish]

So, you know that thing where a Roman emperor would decided if a gladiator should die by turning his thumb down or not? Turns out... maybe. All we actually know is that thumb turning (pollice verso) was involved. They might have been turned down. They might have been turned up, or hidden inside the fingers. I have my own theory

Comments

[sistawendy]

That's messed up, but funny.

[darkoshi]

Did something in particular bring on this train of thought? Or is that a normal kind of thing for you to be pondering? : )

[gfish]

More of the second option.