Greek Farmer Finds 2,000-Year-Old Monument

Associated Press ^ | 9 December 2004 | Derek Gatopoulos

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"Sulla's forces of 15,000 -- I think it is not an exaggeration -- faced the massive armies of the King of Pontus Mithridates, whose forces exceeded 100,000," Aravantinos said. "It's one of these rare times when the ancient texts meet archaeology. For Rome, this battle meant salvation, and for Greece the effect was great because Sulla brutally punished the Greek towns that sided with his enemy."

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Kinda like Marathon in reverse.

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Just amazing. The farmer who found the monument probably thought the govt. would take over his field by fiat but knew the monument was important. Let's hope they compensate him handsomely.

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They will reward him. With a trip to the hoosegow until he tells them what he did with the rest of the treasure.

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