Distinguishing Roman feature

[blink_babe13]

It is said that Romans could tell which babies born would be great or would become leaders dependent on whether they had this distinguishing feature - what is it?!?

[Pies]

A head??

[Pies]

Or is it Tony Robinson?

[MsBadely]

A big, boney conk?

[spudqueen]

Could it be a caul, a thin membrane covering some babies heads at birth and often considered lucky.

[Pies]

MsBadely and there i was thinking you whiter than white!!!!!

[MsBadely]

Erm..Isn't a conk a nose? Did I say something rude?

[mimififi]

conk is most definately nose....I don't think you were being naughty...

[MarkyP05]

yeah its the nose...or the conk...the hooter whatever you want to call it.

[elpresdentde]

i think its is being born with a bloodclot in the fist or i may be thinking of alex the great