The Romans used asbestos cloth to keep the ashes of their dead separate from the ashes of the funeral pyre. The ashes of the dead would be entombed with the asb

The Romans used asbestos cloth to keep the ashes of their dead separate from the ashes of the funeral pyre. The ashes of the dead would be entombed with the asbestos cloth, which was extremely expensive. Occasionally a tomb will be found which still contains the asbestos cloth, and sometimes it will be a very long piece of cloth. Seems the equites splurged on the asbestos pyre cloths. Which isn't so unusual, considering how Romans spent for funeral costs.