Yesterday while i was walking down a street in Rome, i heard a group of italian tourists talking about the meaning of:
They didn't remember the exact meaning so i think is better to remind...S.P.Q.R. is an initialism (acronimo) from a Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Quiritium Romanorum (later Senatus Popolusque Romanus "The Senate and the people of Rome"), referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official signature of the government. It appears on coins, at the end of documents made public by inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and was emblazoned on the standards of the Roman legions. The phrase appears many hundreds of times in Roman political, legal and historical literature.
In modern usage, S.P.Q.R. appears in many of the city's civic buildings and on the:
Garbage basket old style
Coat of arms of the City of Rome
Manhole covers (chiusini)
Fountain (nasone)
Garbage basket new style Try to find out other modern usages...
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