Fact:
SPQR stands for "Senatus Populus Que Romanus", "Senate and Populace of Rome". It was put on the standards of the Roman legions, and some classically inclined person made it a cement graffito in the sidewalk over by the UCSF Parnassus campus, which I thought was rather clever.
Posted by sealionii on
Sunday August 3, 2008 at 12:21am