Thursday, April 05, 2007

Cool Tomb found in Greece

Now this is a cool Roman era discovery:
Archaeologists on a Greek island have discovered a large Roman-era tomb
containing gold jewelry, pottery and bronze offerings, officials said Wednesday.
The building, near the village of Fiscardo on Kefalonia, contained five burials
including a large vaulted grave and a stone coffin, a Culture Ministry
announcement said.


And it seemed to be from around the time that they portrayed in the HBO TV series Rome:
Previous excavations in the area have uncovered remains of houses, a
baths complex and a cemetery, all dating to Roman times — between 146 B.C. and
330 A.D.

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