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ORACULO: A Mysterious Graffito

This incised graffito is on the lowest (extant) step of the W end of the Basilica Iulia in the Roman Forum. The circular arc is doubtless part of a gameboard scratched on the step in Roman times; but what about the graffito? Does it go back to Antiquity? If so, does it mean anything in particular?

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