In ancient maps from the Roman era, regions in which there was no information were identified by the inscription HIC SUNT LEONES ET DRACONES (there are lions and dragons here). The reason for the inscription was to warn the potential traveller of dangers that he may encounter in the unmapped areas.
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Here Be Dragons, and a blog.
Hic Sunt Leones - Blog by a Swiss journalist based in Milan, Italy.
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