The inscription "Romani ite domum" had been written on the concrete plinth of the bronze statue of the Emperor Nerva in Gloucester, England. The words, translated as "Romans go home", were spotted by a teacher Michael Sergeant.
He was impressed, because the phrase was written correctly. Sergeant said, "Whoever did it was either very clever - as the Latin was correct - or had just seen Monty Python's The Life of Brian." The statue, Emperor Nerva, was a Roman emperor from 96-98 AD and among five emperors thought to be among Rome's finest.
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