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RE: PICK-A-PROMPT CONTEST: MOST FASCINATING ANCIENT CUSTOM? - suggest a prompt and win 4 SBI! - winning prompt will be used on Wednesday's Half Hour Songwrite Challenge - a Dtube exclusive!
The Romans would place a coin in the mouth of the deceased. This was done so they could pay the Ferryman (Charon) to transport the deceased over the river Styx to the underworld. They also put a pipe down into the grave so family members could pour wine or drop food down to their loved ones.
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