Were there camels in Roman Britain? A brief note on the nature and context of the London camel remains — new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2017/11/were-there-camels-in-roman-britain.html …pic.twitter.com/BXlMvE3cUH
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I didn't know that! In a similar manner to the later "Turnd Turk" (forced to ride backwards) I imagine...
Backwards riding certainly attested! :) More details here on Byz and western use, fwiw: https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/736624442328092672 … :)
And still in C12 Andronicus I was taken to his execution on the back of a mangy camel (Choniates IIRC?)
Indeed!
The Skrinion will require two dozen camels. Mr. Ambassador, pls handle the paperwork with Khartoum Kamels in Chepstow.
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