Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I was referring to this: Source: New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia OK, maybe I am wrong for saying it is NOT this or that or whichever is wrong, but the IHS trigraph goes back farther than all those people and what meaning they attribute and I'm not thinking about them anyway. Let's see what we have this far. You have an emperor of the fourth century A.D., and this emperor is not in Italy but somewhere else in the Roman empire (Britannia, additional hint). In fact, this emperor is very famous for something I'm probably going to reveal as the hours tick. One more hint: there is a clue in the piece of text Vava gave, and I'd say almost least where you'd expect it. It is an underemphasised point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Stormy: westminster abbey? Fadio: black hole? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 (edited) http://www.azat.net/Euro2004/images/dscf2449.jpg Easy for those of you reading DaVinchi Code --- Edit Note: sorry sorry. Not DaVinchi Code but Angels and Demons Castello di San Angelo, a.k.a. Hadrian's tomb. Edited July 26, 2004 by Stormig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Ed, you should not give hints until we fail for a while. Like Stormig is doing.(driving me nuts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Someone tell me who on earth would think angels need ladders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Castello di San Angelo, a.k.a. Hadrian's tomb. No No! Its Hassassins lair, where he almost raped the chick before Langdon gatecrashed the party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 (edited) OK, another clue: just as with Bishop Oliver King, there is a dream involved in this IHS, according to some. According to others, it is a daydream. This emperor's dream has given him success in his battle against the person who disputed his title after his father, member of the then tetrarchy, died. This person was at the time of his father's death stationed in the province of Britannia and he was proclaimed emperor there. To challenge his opponent, this person goes down to Italy where he actually sees the dream, follows instructions (IHS) and wins a battle named after a certain bridge in Rome. Actually Nairi, although it is not Westminster Abbey, the statue IS situated next to a grand cathedral in the city where he was proclaimed emperor. However, because it is under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Church, expect to pay for entry. Edited July 26, 2004 by Stormig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I have no idea of the place - but is the statue Emperor Constantine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Indeed, it is Constantine the Great: LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Good job, Accel. I'm impressed. Now it only remains to name the city where the photo I posted is from. And while you're at it also look up what IHS means where Constantine is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 The proclamation of Constantine the Great as Roman Emperor took place in York in AD 306. St. Constantine and his father both served as army officers in Britain under Roman rule. York Minster stands on the site of the Basilica where St. Constantine was proclaimed, and a single pillar of the ancient basilica stands in the street outside. In recent years a statue of the great Emperor has been erected in the city. Until the founding of the Leeds parish, York was within the enoria of Manchester's Greek Church. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Constantine and 'IHS' - interesting stuff LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Nairi, here is a picture of Westminster Abbey from the London Eye: http://s94772541.onlinehome.us/cont01.jpg It's the structure in the centre of the picture. Close-up: http://s94772541.onlinehome.us/cont01s.jpg See a horde of people faced toward the abbey, stretching all the way from the entrance (which you cannot see) up to the bus? That's a long queue of tourists not deterred by an entrance fee. http://www.picturesofengland.com/Westminst.../pictures-5.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Very good, Accel. I may after all have been wrong as to which IHS is embroidered on robes. :| The York Minster: http://www.yorkminster.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 ok my turn, should be pretty easy - no clues at this stage. Location of statue and WHERE is it pointing? Try and guess without doing a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Edward Isn't that the Reeperbahn in St. Pauli by any chance? Ahh, the memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 ok my turn, should be pretty easy - no clues at this stage. Location of statue and WHERE is it pointing? Try and guess without doing a search. Mother Armenia? Just a guess. I don't know where in Yerevan. I don't know where she points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 She can't be French that's for sure. Neither of her breasts are popping out. That looks like a commie sword to me. That statue must be located in Stalingrad or Leningrad or whatever they call it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Mother Russia in Gyumri pointing at Moscow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 With those breasts? She can't possibly be Armenian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 OK, so she is Mother Russia in St. Petersburg? I haven't looked, so guesses abound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I would never fall for that menacing Russian, but I could never resist a Marianne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 (edited) Indeed its 'Mother Russia' in Volgograd, former Stalingrad - is one of the biggest statues in the world (top 5). Where is she pointing with her left arm? - not pointing to Moscow.... Edited July 26, 2004 by Accelerated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 http://webcomposer.pace.edu/nreagin/spring2002b/Mother12.jpg She is one angry mother! - the sword in itself is 29 metres long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Geez, that's long. Uhm... The bad, bad, capitalist West? Actually, that picture which looks like it was taken in the afternoon must be facing easterly, southerly somewhat, if you look at the shadow. The Indian Ocean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.