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The painted red strip around the outside of Roman Buildings
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Speaking of continuity and tradition, many villages in Spain, and buildings in towns, especially those that go back to Roman times, are white-washed and have dark red bands around waist high........
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)

"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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stripe - by Graham Sumner - 06-20-2008, 03:25 PM
wall - by Graham Sumner - 06-22-2008, 02:40 AM
Painted bands - by Graham Sumner - 08-08-2008, 06:29 PM
Red Bands on Roman buildings - by Paullus Scipio - 08-24-2008, 11:19 AM

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