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Published Date: 29 October 2007
THE first Roman tombstone to be unearthed in Scotland since 1834 has been found in a field at Carberry, near Inveresk, East Lothian.
It marks the death of Crescens, a bodyguard to the governor of Britain, between AD140 and AD180.

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  • Last Updated: 28 October 2007 10:58 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: The Romans
 
1

Navvy,

29/10/2007 02:14:53

The BBC news website has a photo of the stone

2

Boy Wonder,

29/10/2007 08:52:02

Fortunately, this tombstone was before the time-period of the movie, The Last Legion ... which although stuffed with great Scottish actors ... was pretty dire.

3

TimW1234,

Ottawa, Ontario 29/10/2007 09:01:39

My family has been looking for that heirloom for centuries.

So happy it has finally been found.

Please return it care of moi.


 

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