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minus-squareNeato@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months ago Longinus (/lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs/) is the name given to the unnamed Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance; The name is probably Latinized from the Greek lonche (λόγχη), the word used for the lance mentioned in John 19:34.[9] They didn’t know this soldier’s name so they essentially named him “Lancer”. Amazing.
minus-squarecerement@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agonickname for Roman soldiers was “Miles” from Latin mille for “thousand” – legionaries walked everywhere giving us the unit of measure, a Roman mile = mille passus (thousand paces)
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They didn’t know this soldier’s name so they essentially named him “Lancer”. Amazing.
nickname for Roman soldiers was “Miles” from Latin mille for “thousand” – legionaries walked everywhere giving us the unit of measure, a Roman mile = mille passus (thousand paces)