Alexamenos Grafitto, Palatine Museum, Rome
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Alexamenos Grafitto, Palatine Museum, Rome
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c. 200 CE
The inscription, in Greek, reads: “Alexamenos worships [his] god.” This scratched grafitto was originally on a wall near the Palatine hill and is now in the Palatine museum. The image shows a man standing next to a donkey-headed figure on a cross, and has been interpreted as mocking a Christian named Alexamenos.
The inscription, in Greek, reads: “Alexamenos worships [his] god.” This scratched grafitto was originally on a wall near the Palatine hill and is now in the Palatine museum. The image shows a man standing next to a donkey-headed figure on a cross, and has been interpreted as mocking a Christian named Alexamenos.
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