Who First Flipped the Bird? The Middle Finger’s Ancient Origins (Aristophanes, 423 BC)

The middle-finger gesture is attested in Aristophanes’ play The Clouds (423 BC) and later in Roman writings as the digitus impudicus.

 The middle-finger gesture is attested in Aristophanes’ play The Clouds (423 BC) and later in Roman writings as the digitus impudicus.

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