Sceptre from Roman emperor exhibited

August 14, 2007

Sceptre from Roman emperor exhibited:

The only Roman emperors sceptre to have been found has gone on public display in Rome for the first time.The sceptre, which is topped by a blue orb that represents the earth, was discovered at the end of last year and is believed to have been held by Emperor Maxentius, who ruled for six years until 312AD.

The amazing thing to me is that it had a blue orb representing the earth in 312AD. Considering that it took a while after that for people to believe in that idea again, it’s pretty wild to see that ancient romans considered the earth as a globe.

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