this religious belief.Eventually Egyptian tattooing
             began to move past simple abstract symbols and into more representational art.The only
             specific design found,was that of the God Bes.Bes protected the home,everything in
             it,and also women who were giving birth.Done as a simple outline,this tattoo has been
             found on the thighs of dancers' mummified bodies.(1,5)
             The ancient Romans were vehemently against marking the body in any way.The
             belief being that we are created in Gods image and to desecrate that was sacrilege .In
             Rome at this time,tattoos were grounds for banishment.Further more Romans used
             tattoos in order to brand criminals. However,while fighting on foreign fronts Roman
             soldiers encountered warriors of the British Isles who wore tattoos as a badge of
             honor.Perhaps in admiration or sympathy with these fierce foes, these Roman soldiers
             adopted the practice of tattoo.As these Roman soldiers returned home the market for
             tattoos grew in the heart of Rome.Doctors,whose tools could be adapted to the practice of
             tattooing quickly took up the art and began to perfect the trade, becoming tattoo artists in
             Here we begin to see how the individual has always persued the tat
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