The tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinus has been unearthed in the city of Rome. The general is that of the man who served as the basis for the character that Russell Crowe played in Gladiator. The general was a favorite of the emperor named Marcus Aurelius, one of "The Good Generals". The tomb was unearthed along the Via Flaminia and resembles that of a roman city. The marble columns, inscriptions and decorations have been well preserved because of the Tiber River, and the sarcophagus was at least 15 metres long. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/19/tomb-roman-general.html
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