Cook Islands: Cooking Roman Britain

[andyg]

The CI's piece is awful  .

Aditya

You ain't seen nothin yet!



To celebrate the Roman invasion of the Cook Islands presumably...
A small prize may be given if you can determine exactly what it is celebrating.

[Figleaf]

While of course everybody knows that CDX is the Credit Default swap Index, it also stands for 410, the year in which emperor Honorius withdrew the Roman legions from Britain. This explains why the Roman soldier has a shield either on his wrong arm (unless his sword is in the wrong hand) or floating in the air It may also explain the sour look on his face, not because he's going to miss (as Asterix put it) warm beer or hot water with milk, but because he's likely to be demobilized to save cost.

The other date on the medal, 55 BC is that of the landing of Roman troops in Britain. However, since this thing is dated 2010, it should be connected to the end of Roman rule, not the beginning. How sad.

Peter

[andyg]

While of course everybody knows that CDX is the Credit Default swap Index, it also stands for 410, the year in which emperor Honorius withdrew the Roman legions from Britain. This explains why the Roman soldier has a shield either on his wrong arm (unless his sword is in the wrong hand) or floating in the air It may also explain the sour look on his face, not because he's going to miss (as Asterix put it) warm beer or hot water with milk, but because he's likely to be demobilized to save cost.

The other date on the medal, 55 BC is that of the landing of Roman troops in Britain. However, since this thing is dated 2010, it should be connected to the end of Roman rule, not the beginning. How sad.

Peter

It's commemorating the 1600th anniversary of the end of roman rule....