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Farmer unearths Roman monument
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DEREK GATOPOULOS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-10-2004
Farmer unearths Roman monument
By DEREK GATOPOULOS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 12-10-2004, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B
ORCHOMENOS, Greece - A farmer tending a cotton field in central Greece has uncovered a stone monument marking the spot where the Roman army stopped a major westward offensive more than 2,000 years ago, a Greek archaeological official said.
"This is the location of one of the biggest battles in Greek history ... where a huge army from the east was ...
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