New Orleans couple uncovers a 1900-year-old Roman tombstone in their garden
Researchers suggest the stone slab came to New Orleans in the 20th century, possibly after WWII, when American and Allied troops were in Italy, including Civitavecchia after Rome fell.
The tombstone of Sextus Congenius Verus, found in New Orleans.(photo credit: Courtesy D Ryan Gray and Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF