11-25-2004, 04:16 PM
"This is one example to disprove the theory of the "generic" tombstone, and idea I disagree with, and has no basis in fact."<br>
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I thought the trade in both 'quarry-state' pre-created sarcophagi and pre-created architectural elements had been pretty well documented for the Roman era. Or do you just mean military gravestones? The examples of prefabricated stone articles I know of are all civilian, and mostly from the Eastern Med and Italy.<br>
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I thought the trade in both 'quarry-state' pre-created sarcophagi and pre-created architectural elements had been pretty well documented for the Roman era. Or do you just mean military gravestones? The examples of prefabricated stone articles I know of are all civilian, and mostly from the Eastern Med and Italy.<br>
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Volker Bach
Volker Bach
