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Shroud of Turin
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RE: Shroud of Turin
(November 12, 2010 at 1:10 am)Chuck Wrote: It must have made travel along the most important arterial military road in Italy distinctly unhealthy and unpleasant.



Quite. The road was the via Appia.The commander, Marcus Crassus (from whom we get the word 'crass') had approximately 6000 survivors of the battle crucified for miles,right up to the gates of Rome.

Thus ended The Third Servile War. Spartacus died in the battle as far as I know. Crassus seems to have been a bit of a cunt,even by Roman standards. He was also one of the richest men in history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
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Shroud of Turin - by Nitsuj - November 9, 2010 at 9:54 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by TheDarkestOfAngels - November 9, 2010 at 10:27 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - November 9, 2010 at 11:18 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Tiberius - November 10, 2010 at 4:57 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Anomalocaris - November 10, 2010 at 5:04 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - November 10, 2010 at 11:51 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Nitsuj - November 10, 2010 at 3:19 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Captain Scarlet - November 10, 2010 at 3:41 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by downbeatplumb - November 11, 2010 at 3:35 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by downbeatplumb - November 10, 2010 at 3:35 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - November 10, 2010 at 3:38 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by theophilus - November 11, 2010 at 3:24 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - November 11, 2010 at 4:03 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Anomalocaris - November 12, 2010 at 1:10 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by padraic - February 2, 2011 at 8:32 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - November 12, 2010 at 1:49 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Shell B - November 12, 2010 at 2:13 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by LastPoet - November 12, 2010 at 8:00 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Ashendant - February 1, 2011 at 11:14 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - February 2, 2011 at 2:34 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Shell B - February 2, 2011 at 8:47 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - February 2, 2011 at 9:47 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Anomalocaris - November 12, 2010 at 2:26 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - November 12, 2010 at 11:48 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Shell B - November 12, 2010 at 10:22 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by DeistPaladin - November 15, 2010 at 9:55 am
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - February 1, 2011 at 10:48 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by annatar - February 2, 2011 at 7:58 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - February 2, 2011 at 8:09 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by annatar - February 2, 2011 at 8:52 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Minimalist - February 2, 2011 at 10:28 pm
RE: Shroud of Turin - by Shell B - February 2, 2011 at 9:58 pm

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