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Rob Edmunds

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I'm a Welsh writer of two novels about the ancient Numidian King Masinissa set during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ linktr.ee/robedmunds

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RErobedmunds.bsky.socialJan 24, 2024 3:59pm

This mural of Julius Caesar is located outside the Roman Walls of Lugo. The city walls are the most complete example of Roman military architecture within the Western Roman Empire. The mural was created by the graffiti and urban artist Diego AS. It was awarded the best mural in the world in 2022 🏺

A mural of Julius Caesar against the otherwise plain wall of a house or building of roughly six stories. The figure looks determined and heroic and wears a laurel crown. He has across his shoulders a flowing paludamentum, the Roman cape or cloak. His right forearm is raised forwards and obscures his upper body a little but an ornate cuirass of some kind is visible behind it. The mural is highly detailed and achromatic, in the extent that it blends in with the bluish grey colour of the building on which it was drawn. In stark contrast at ground level is a bright yellow mobile crane which must have been used by the artist to reach the higher points of the artwork.

JPlondoner007.bsky.socialFeb 14, 2024 12:52pm

That’s magnificent

XSwellmanneredxs.bsky.socialJan 25, 2024 11:19am

Crumbs, that really is impressive. And it's jolly difficult going around a corner!

JFthreadsaplenty.bsky.socialJan 24, 2024 4:47pm

Well deserved I reckon!

DDdebborahdonnelly.bsky.socialJan 24, 2024 4:29pm

spectacular!

Sporschespider.bsky.socialJan 24, 2024 4:49pm

That's spectacular. My personal favourite is this one in Glasgow of St Enoch and her child - I first came across it when my eldest child was quite young and it never quite left me. Would love to see it for real one day.

Rob Edmunds

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