Category Archives: Graffiti

Addenda to the Palatine Alexamenos Graffito

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

I posted several days ago about a recent visit to the Palatine during which I was able to see the new display of the famous Alexamenos graffito and the newly opened paedagogium in which the graffito was originally found. I … Continue reading →

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The Palatine Alexamenos Graffito

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

Just about every introductory book on early Christianity will have an image, usually a drawing or a significantly enhanced photograph, of the famous “Alexamenos graffito,” a depiction of a man worshipping a crucified figure with the head of a donkey. … Continue reading →

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