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Welcome, Orchard.
To add a tiny bit to Father Steve's info, I was taught when studying the Colosseum that the base phrase was pollicem vertere meaning “to turn the thumb”. It is not certain that the popular conception that 'thumbs up = spare him' is correct. Neither, come to that, is there a lot of solid ground for the other thing we all 'know' about the games ~ that they all faced the Emperor's box saying "We who are about to die salute you". I learned that there seemed to only be one documented example of this (Suetonius?) and that was from an execution event (one of the naumachia staged by the nice Claudius!) rather than a gladiatorial contest.
Sorry, can't help with the tickly throat thing.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Two words I can't remember orchard 03/20/05 10:37 PM Re: Two words I can't remember TEd Remington 03/20/05 10:51 PM Re: Two words I can't remember Father Steve 03/20/05 10:55 PM Re: Two words I can't remember maverick 03/20/05 11:05 PM Re: tickly throat thing AnnaStrophic 03/21/05 01:13 AM Thumbs up/thumbs down Father Steve 03/21/05 01:16 AM Re: Two words I can't remember Jackie 03/21/05 02:40 AM Re: thumbs down tsuwm 03/21/05 06:36 AM Re: thumbs down of troy 03/21/05 12:43 PM Re: Two words I can't remember orchard 03/21/05 07:44 PM Re: Two words I can't remember Buffalo Shrdlu 03/21/05 07:48 PM Re: Two words I can't remember maverick 03/22/05 12:23 AM Re: Two words I can't remember dxb 03/22/05 10:49 AM
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