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 Britannia - Halifax, Nova Scotia Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 38.868 W 063° 34.486
20T E 454422 N 4943987
This statue of Britannia, resting on a granite plinth, is positioned on the front of the Halifax cenotaph located on the Grand Parade, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Waymark Code: WM12EK1
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/10/2020
Views: 5
The Emperor Claudius paid a visit while Britain was being conquered and was honoured with the agnomen Britannicus as if he were the conqueror; a frieze discovered at Aphrodisias in 1980 shows a bare breasted and helmeted female warrior labelled BRITANNIA, writhing in agony under the heel of the emperor. She appeared on coins issued under Hadrian, as a more regal-looking female figure. Britannia was soon personified as a goddess, looking fairly similar to the goddess Minerva. Early portraits of the goddess depict Britannia as a beautiful young woman, wearing a Corinthian helmet, and wrapped in a white garment with her right breast exposed. She is usually shown seated on a rock, holding a trident, and with a spiked shield propped beside her. Sometimes she holds a standard and leans on the shield. On another range of coinage, she is seated on a globe above waves: Britain at the edge of the (known) world. Similar coin types were also issued under Antoninus Pius. Reference: ( visit link)
Time Period: Ancient
Approximate Date of Epic Period: over 2000 years ago
Epic Type: Religous
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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