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Students find rare Roman temple on practice dig

1 posted on 05/15/2012 9:34:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

it was only in the past fortnight that the team realised the foundations were from a temple from the Roman era, the floor of which was scattered with broken pottery dating as far back as 800 BC.

Not sure what that means...Rome wasn’t founded until 753BC. Maybe they are saying it was a more ancient building adapted later as a Roman temple? It makes no sense the way its written....


2 posted on 05/15/2012 9:43:15 AM PDT by Adder (Da bro has GOT to go!)
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To: SunkenCiv

How far is that from the Tutoberger forest where Arminus whupped hinny on the Romans?

“VARIUS! GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS!”


6 posted on 05/15/2012 10:11:04 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: SunkenCiv
Historians had previously thought that the only settlement in that area from the time was near the Rhine

Wealthy Romans valued privacy and seclusion for their country estates.

8 posted on 05/15/2012 11:52:27 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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