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Ancient Rome stunner: Sarcophagus dedicated to Romulus discovered
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| February 18, 2020
| Chris Ciaccia
Posted on 02/18/2020 11:52:49 AM PST by C19fan
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Considering Romulus was a mythical figure most likely the sarcophagus is empty.
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posted on
02/18/2020 11:52:49 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
This is how “The Exorcist” started................
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posted on
02/18/2020 11:54:30 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(CWII is coming. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks C19fan.
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posted on
02/18/2020 11:57:37 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
No Remus?...imagine if HE had won the battle.......Would Rome be called REME?...............
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:00:00 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(CWII is coming. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: C19fan
But what if it isn’t???? not many folks go to the trouble of burying an empty coffin.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:00:02 PM PST
by
wildbill
(The older I get, the less 'life in prison" means to me)
To: C19fan
Myth usually has some basis in reality.
And someone founded and built the city. It did not spring up from the ground like a mushroom.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:02:39 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:03:56 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: C19fan
600 BC is pretty far back. They thought they were descendants of Trojans who escaped the destruction of Troy.
What would have been more interesting would have been if Romulus was in it.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:04:47 PM PST
by
yarddog
( For I am persuaded.)
To: wildbill
There is an ancient Roman scroll proving it was empty.
It was written by Geraldus Riverus.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:05:02 PM PST
by
sevlex
To: C19fan
I had the opportunity to walk around the roman ruins when i was active duty in the 1970’s. Very amazed.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:05:39 PM PST
by
exnavy
(american by birth and choice, I love this country!)
To: wildbill
It’s also quite possible that, considering the small size, the (much) later Romans picked up some bones which they believed were those of Romulus, and built the shrine for them.
Whether they got the right bones or not, may be a matter at issue.
To: C19fan
Troy was once considered mythical by many.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:05:59 PM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: sevlex
This story sound vaguely familiar..?
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:08:07 PM PST
by
Leep
(Everyday is Trump Day!)
To: DannyTN
Sheesh, you gotta be FAST on these sorts of threads...
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:13:21 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Rurudyne
Troy was a client state of the Hitties empire.
When excavating the ancient capital they found writings mentioning the war between the Trojans and the Greeks.
An old series “In search of the Trojan War” goes into some detail about this. Quite fascinating.
To: DannyTN
I believe Mark Lenard was the only actor who played both a Romulan and a Vulcan.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:17:29 PM PST
by
rfp1234
To: Red Badger
Maybe it was the bones of his uncle, Uncle Remus~!
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:18:56 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Red Badger; Daffynition
This is how The Exorcist started................ And remember folks, Rome wasn't founded in a day!
But the year was "753"
.
We've seen how this started before...
And ended...
Romulus...
"Top men..."
Life is good. :)
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:19:00 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: C19fan; SunkenCiv
The story I heard was that one day in 716 B.C., Romulus disappeared in a cloud of smoke, and his soldiers figured that the god Mars had taken him away. If there is any truth to this, he could have been struck by lightning or a meteor. But either way, I don’t think there would have been much left of him, maybe nothing at all, to put in the sarcophagus.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:24:39 PM PST
by
Berosus
(I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
To: SunkenCiv
Remus always got 2nd billing.
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posted on
02/18/2020 12:24:39 PM PST
by
Pelham
(RIP California, killed by massive immigration)
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