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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by INTPenis on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @05:05PM (#39110611)
Sure, but for the vast majority of workers and artisans they would most likely do a pilgrimage. And we have found tons of little charms, even penises, but they are all much smaller than any of the dodecahedrons.

Travel with luggage is what I was referring to as rare for most people.

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by ffgjgf1 on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:35AM (#39115043)
Isn’t long distance “pilgrimage” more of a Christian thing and it didn’t really become that widespread until the 300s or 400s?
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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by INTPenis on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @04:59AM (#39115574)
They sure are.

During roman period most likely people traveled for festivals.

Archaeologists have found what could be temporarily built up areas for festivals. And it is known that festivals were a big thing that gave the population a break from work.

Which is what I personally would like to connect with the famous penis pendants, but nobody knows for sure. They could just be fertility symbols related to courtship and marriage.

FYI I'm doing a lot of guessing here, which is apt when it comes to discussing dodecahedrons. In my opinion you can look at contemporary, or near contemporary, rural communities and see a lot of similarities with ancient society.

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