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chimera
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|  New Message Posted!2008-01-14 08:56
"The Romans venerated acorn-bearing trees.
Pliny showed much interest in the Cork oak (Q. suber) which, he pointed out, is unique among oaks in that it can survive repeated stripping of its bark to provide cork, useful to make not only stoppers for wine jars, but also fisherman’s floats and women’s shoes."
The Historians of Ancient Rome - Google Books Result by Ronald Mellor - 1998 - History - 534 pages
Suddenly a Roman warrior drew upon himself the admiration of foes and ... Supporting himself on a cork float, he was carried down the Tiber to the City ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415912687...
The British evidence strongly suggests cork serfing.
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| New Message Posted!2008-01-13 22:28
Roman leather bikini bottoms found in a well in Queen Street,London.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/archive/exhibits/changing_faces/enter/enter4.htm
Roman bikini mosaic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Casale_Bikini_modified.jpg/800px-Casale_Bikini_modified.jpg
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| New Message Posted!2008-01-12 21:18
Romans had bikinis for swimming, and perhaps cork surfboards
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| New Message Posted!2008-01-12 20:57
The grave of a woman dating back 1,800 years has been uncovered and it proves she was literally well heeled.
The woman was wearing luxury cork slippers which are believed to have resembled moccasins or Dr Scholl sandals.
The wearer lived in a Roman village near Stonehenge, in Wiltshire.
The slippers, thought to have been imported from Spain or Portugal, are the best preserved footwear found from the period.
A girl of about eight in the limestone coffin was wearing calf skin shoes that were ankle high.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=80583&in_page_id=34
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