ancient Roman ring stones discovered

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StephenGoranson
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ancient Roman ring stones discovered

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Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too
Archaeologists have recovered a trove of fallen, forgotten ring stones from an 1,800-year-old bathhouse in England. NY Times, May 1, by Franz Lidz.


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billd89
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Re: these intaglios?

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Bathhouse follies:
viewtopic.php?p=149781#p149781

General topic:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna50436167

Supposedly, this bath has 'been in use' 2,000 years. I do wonder if that's true ...
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This forum needs a lascivious thread on the stews !
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