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Two Metal Detectorists in the Netherlands Stumbled Onto Hundreds of Looted Coins From the Roman Conquest of Britain
The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...
Ancient British coins taken by Roman soldiers found in Europe
The hoard contains 44 British coins that bear the name of British Celtic King Cunobelin, who reigned from around AD5 to AD40 ...
Ancient Sudan: Enduring Heritage – Bring on the one-eyed warrior queens
With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...
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How World War 1 FINALLY Ended The Roman Empire
What we think of as the Roman Empire lasted from 27 BCE to 476 AD. But the end of the Roman Empire is way more complicated ...
Ancient chief buried ‘extremely rare’ Roman equipment. Archaeologists just found it
Experts in Denmark initially overlooked the “unusual” Roman item because it was buried with “enough weapons for a small army.” ...
Hoard of Roman Coins Discovered in a WWII Minefield
The effort started when amateur archaeologists discovered a single gold coin in a nearby field in Holzthum village in north Luxembourg. Experts then came in and found the base of a burgus, a fortified ...
Incredible haul of Bible-era British gold coins found in the Netherlands ‘were spoils of war from conquering Romans’
A STASH of hundreds of Bible-era coins have been found by metal detectors in The Netherlands. The haul of over 400 early ...
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Military Strategy Game Pieces Used By Roman Soldiers Discovered In Türkiye
One thousand six hundred years ago, in a city named after the famous emperor Hadrian, bored Roman soldiers spent their free ...
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Miniature Roman Gold Lock from 3rd Century Discovered in Germany
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a tiny Roman lock, believed to be the smallest of its kind in Europe.
Archaeology breakthrough as rare Roman coins worth £258k found in Luxembourg
The discovery, made near the village of Holzthum in northern Luxembourg, includes 141 gold solidi, coins minted under the ...
American standards: Lamenting cultural degradation
Have you also noticed it, the painful degradation of our cultural standards? How awfully elite that sounds! How ...
Ancient and rare British coins taken as ‘spoils of war’ by Romans found in Dutch field
Dozens of ancient coins believed to have been stolen by Roman troops during the conquest of Britain have been unearthed in a Dutch field. The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British ...