Wild Boars

[radiumx]

From the wikipedia entry on Wild Boar...

At least three Roman Legions are known to have had a boar as their emblems: Legio I Italica, Legio X Fretensis and Legio XX Valeria Victrix. X Fretensis was centrally involved in the First Jewish-Roman War, culminating with the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple in 70 AD. In addition, it was

Comments

[lexinatrix]

Hmm, I thought it was the widespread trichinosis that spawned beliefs of "unclean" pigs.

[radiumx]

That's what I'd always heard too! But this is certainly an interesting coincidence, at the very least.

[rameymj]

Gotta love people with a long memory ... even remembering things that didn't happen to you directly. :)

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