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Ring of an officer in the 5th (V) 'Macedonian' Legion, with swastikas as decoration or good-luck symbols, gold, Roman Empire, ~200 AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is only interesting for the depiction of swastikas.

I find it interesting also as an expression of unit pride by an individual - of a fairly expensive, yet non-ostentatious variety. The kind of thing that's not quite show-off-y, where everyone will notice it, but the sort of thing a man can look down at and smile with a bit of pride and private satisfaction at. It really speaks to that timeless sense of unit loyalty military men develop. ~~THIRTEENTH!~~

If you want to talk about the meaning of that pre-nazi era you should do so with more intent.

Swastika's ancient, man. Outside of a 20th century context, it's just a common symbol.