Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier
Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier
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Rare Roman wrist purse fragment found in Czech Republic reveals insights into soldiers' lives during the Marcomannic Wars.
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The image of the purse in the thumbnail/article is from 50–250 CE, found in Mook, Limburg, the Netherlands.
Here's the one the article is about
Václav Šálek, ČTK
This suggests that the owner was a junior officer or someone responsible for the operating funds of the unit
And he fucking dropped it and lost it for millenia. Dork.
Super-interesting, that must be where they kept their iPhone during battle! I wonder if they get steps for swinging their gladius?