There Were Buddhists in the Roman Empire
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Archaeologists found a Buddha in a Roman port in Egypt. It was carved from Greek marble, styled by a Roman sculptor, and dedicated by an Indian named Vasula in 248 AD. The surprising evidence that practicing Buddhists actually lived in the Roman Empire.
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Archaeologists found a Buddha in a Roman port in Egypt. It was carved from Greek marble, styled by a Roman sculptor, and dedicated by an Indian named Vasula in 248 AD. The surprising evidence that practicing Buddhists actually lived in the Roman Empire.
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