Of coffins, curses, and other plumbeous matters

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The remains of a lead burial casket dating back to the late second century AD. is held at the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Evidence indicates that the coffin, measuring around 5.5 feet in length, would have been completely engraved in arca or loculus Latin nomenclature when it was made. It may have been buried with a wooden box designed to bear the weight of the coffin contents. A cord or rope was discovered with the coffin lid.

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Illustrations by the early travelers

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Fifteen illustrations of North African coastal scenes drawn by four explorers between 1820 and 1865 are reproduced. Most portray the densely wooded eastern Libyan upland which surrounds Cyrene. Others portray the monuments of Cyrene and Ptolemais.

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What is a water trough where a horse can't even get a drink?

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An abandoned Roman sarcophagus, called MacFarland sarcophagus, lies just a short distance in from the Lincoln Drive entrance north of the Henry Avenue Bridge. This sarcophagus instructs not to use the spring water for drinking.

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