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Mysterious Roman remains uncovered in Swiss town
The Local (Switzerland) ^
| Published: 15 Nov 2016 10:06 GMT+01:00
| Staff author
Posted on 11/16/2016 8:29:18 AM PST by fishtank
Archaeologists are puzzled over the discovery of a Roman-era earthenware pot filled with oil lamps and bronze coins in the commune of Windisch, in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; switzerland
The pot was filled with 22 oil lamps, each containing a coin. Photo: Photo: Aargau canton archeology department
The Local - image and caption
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:29:18 AM PST
by
fishtank
To: fishtank
A lamp to light the way, and a coin to pay the ferryman on the River Styx. 22 dead soldiers?
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:30:50 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:31:56 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:32:30 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:40:01 AM PST
by
Lisbon1940
(No full-term Governors!)
To: fishtank
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:46:47 AM PST
by
stars & stripes forever
(Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
To: Gaffer
That makes sense, I’ll bet you are correct.
BTW anybody else notice the reference to this all taking place in a commune? Geez.
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:47:22 AM PST
by
Mr. Dough
(Who was the greater military man, General Tso or Col. Sanders?)
To: fishtank
Oh yeah, that was mine, got my time/space traveling locations mixed up. Sorry!
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:52:19 AM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Mr. Dough
commune That word is not being used correctly in this context. Windisch is a small town of about 6000 nor very far from where I live. Community or even village would have been much more appropriate.
"The Local" is no the best at translating into english ...
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:57:08 AM PST
by
An.American.Expatriate
(Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
To: Gaffer
Hmm...interesting speculation.
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posted on
11/16/2016 8:57:22 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(To Thee, O Lord, I lift my soul. Thank you for saving our Republic.)
To: Gaffer
You’re gonna spoil the grant money that would have been used to come to that conclusion.
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posted on
11/16/2016 9:03:39 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Make no mistake. It's not revenge he's after. It's a reckoning--Doc Holiday)
To: An.American.Expatriate; Mr. Dough
Communes in Switzerland are political subdivisions like counties in the United States. It’s also true in Italy and other countries.
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posted on
11/16/2016 9:19:59 AM PST
by
aquila48
To: aquila48
Switzerland is divided into Cantons which are roughly states which are further redivided into Districts (counties) and then communes - but in the US we don't use that term in the same way - which is why I said community.
Municipality is another way to refer to them. It refers to the “city” level of government (with surrounding areas). County is a bad example as a county contains several cities / villages / communities.
Windisch is a village in the county of Brugg in the state of Aargau in the country of Switzerland. And quite picturesque!
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posted on
11/16/2016 9:34:04 AM PST
by
An.American.Expatriate
(Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
To: fishtank
At one time Windisch was the site of a Roman Legion camp. There is a small Roman theater there.
To: Gaffer
A lamp to light the way, and a coin to pay the ferryman on the River Styx. 22 dead soldiers? Seems a likely explanation.
To: fishtank
ah ha!
Thus the admonition “Do not hide your lamp under a bushel basket.”
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:22:21 AM PST
by
G Larry
(America has the opportunity to return to God.)
To: Gaffer
That’s the most logical conclusion-a funerary offering for being ferried across the river Styx-doesn’t look mysterious to me...
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posted on
11/16/2016 11:21:04 AM PST
by
Texan5
(`"You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to drive a hard line"...)
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