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The Roman Empire was built on the backs of its brave troops. But there can be no victory without death, so what happened when a Roman Soldier Died?

Some aspects of the elaborate funerary rites of ancient Greece are demonstrated in the grave goods and tomb of a wealthy Hellenistic woman.

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As shown in numerous existing Romanian legends and testimonies, the main measure of protection against strigoi (vampires) is respecting funeral rites in detail. (The majority of strigoi appear as a result of incorrect funeral rites.) In this way, arranging burials correctly is the main preventive measure so that a deceased person can be stopped from turning into a strigoi. The dead, satisfied with the way and place of burial, will have no reason to rise from the grave.

A Copper Age necropolis in Bulgaria contains the rich burial of Varna man and other elites - revealing some of the secrets of the amazingly advanced ancient Varna culture.