Scottish Borders photo of the day: poor deluded Felix

Sun, Apr 07, 2013

Roman Felix Housesteads
In the ruins of the Housesteads Roman fort, which I posted a photo from yesterday, you meet Felix, who doesn’t realize he’s the invader…

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Martha Kuhn

Sun, Apr 07, 2013 10:17pm

Felix? I thought that was Rory! :D

Gemmabeta

reply to Martha Kuhn

Sun, Apr 07, 2013 10:19pm

Rory’s down south.

lescarr

Sun, Apr 07, 2013 10:38pm

…”who doesn’t realise he’s the invader,” said the New Yorker.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to lescarr

Mon, Apr 08, 2013 7:13am

I haven’t been subjugating the locals and building walls to keep other people out. :->

Isobel_A

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Mon, Apr 08, 2013 11:09am

Perhaps lescarr was referring to your being a New Yorker living in New York (i.e. an invader, at some historic point), rather than your being a New Yorker in the UK?

RogerBW

Mon, Apr 08, 2013 10:39am

Historically, Vercovicium is part of Rome already.

LaSargenta

Mon, Apr 08, 2013 9:18pm

Actually, I’m more concerned that he thinks one sleeps and eats while on guard duty…I thought one, you know, guarded. (After all, of course he thinks he’s in Rome! It was an Imperial army.)