damn i was just about to post this :D oh well, just read it in my local newspaper. they will show off their findings on monday.
Re: a bit OT, 3rd Century battlefield
damn i was just about to post this :D oh well, just read it in my local newspaper. they will show off their findings on monday.
"Who fights can lose, who doesn't fight has already lost."
- Pyrrhus of Epirus
"Durch diese hohle Gasse muss er kommen..."
- Leonidas of Sparta
"People called Romanes they go the House"
- Alaric the Visigoth
Re: a bit OT, 3rd Century battlefield
Here's a link to an article about it in English, with a pic of what looks like a Roman dagger
http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20081211-16075.html
Last edited by Ignopotens; 12-11-2008 at 21:06.
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Re: a bit OT, 3rd Century battlefield
wow that indeed is a very well preserved dagger!
In our local newspaper they just had some guys in LS.
"Who fights can lose, who doesn't fight has already lost."
- Pyrrhus of Epirus
"Durch diese hohle Gasse muss er kommen..."
- Leonidas of Sparta
"People called Romanes they go the House"
- Alaric the Visigoth
Re: a bit OT, 3rd Century battlefield
The dagger is not connected with this excavation. It's a mid/late 1st century dagger found elsewhere. Can't wait for a more exact dating. the most interesting thing is that the battlefield is quite far away from the limes, meaning the Romans in the 3rd century penetrated deeper into Germanic territory than we've thought before. Can'T wait till monday
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