The grave unearthed in north-east Greece.
The chariot had a frieze relief in bronze, showing three of Hercules' labours
Posted on 06/13/2008 1:03:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have dug up the skeletons of 16 horses and a two-wheeled chariot in a grave dating back to the Roman Empire in north-east Greece, the culture ministry announced today. Half of the horses were buried in pairs, whilst two human skeletons were also discovered in a dig near Lithohori, in the Kavala region. Near to the remains of six of the horses archaeologists found a shield, weapons and various other accessories... diggers found a grave and four tombs covered with a ceramic lid, which contained four bronze coins dating back to the fourth century AD. The chariot, dating from the first or second century AD... was decorated with a frieze relief in bronze, depicting three of Hercules' labours: namely, the Cerberus dog, the wild boar of Erymanthian, and the Stymphalian birds. The ministry said that in 2007 archaeologists discovered a chariot wheel placed underneath two horse skeletons in the same area.
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Good post.
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cool........
The grave unearthed in north-east Greece.
The chariot had a frieze relief in bronze, showing three of Hercules' labours
Probably Roman era goods, not Roman themselves. They did not use chariots except for racing and the odd triumph. IMHO
Guess the idea of “being buried in your favorite car” ain’t so new, after all....
- John
That’s what it reminded me of, too. Well, it got them to the 21st century.
Thanks.
uh-oh, I’m just seeing the blank boxes...
:’)
Bury me with my 16 horses.
see image link on #5
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Oh, okay, on message 8... and when I clicked in there, the images were in cache, and popped up in the thread. :’)
Great... now all I can think of is the old “Wheel Horse! Wheel Horse Power!” advertisement theme song.
eights look five fives, I need new eyes.
How can they be Roman? These horses are dead.
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