Talk:Roman candle

Other meanings

This needs expanding to account for other meanings, see Wikipedia:Roman candle -- Daytona3 11:34, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Added.--TBC 11:36, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Daytona3 01:57, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

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Hi. I looked up Roman Candle. I feel the definition is incomplete. I remember reading somewhere the old Roman Candle was a way Roman Coliseums were lit and illuminated by packing deceased (and sometimes not deceased) slaves and Gladiators in elevated metal cages and setting fire to them. Once a human body starts to burn it continues to burn (like a pig) with lots of yellow flames and light.
Cheers Ian Dean

If you can find a use of Roman candle in English with that meaning, then we would add it. Our entries cover usage of the words themselves, not topics related to that word. --EncycloPetey 22:32, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

I've heard that explanation, too, but I don't know whether it is genuine or just a gruesome story. Dbfirs 08:09, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Urban myth? Mglovesfun (talk) 23:44, 21 September 2009 (UTC)