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Mass grave of Roman soldiers found under Vienna sports field
The remains belonged to around 150 men between the ages of 20 and 30—all victims of a fierce battle.
As if the injuries weren’t evidence enough, they also unearthed armor scales, lance tips, a helmet cheek piece, shoe nails, and a fragmented iron dagger. The discovery is also significant at the local level, because it represents the first direct archaeological evidence of a battle along the Danube Limes, which made up part of the Roman Empire’s eastern frontier. The battle that took place thousands of years ago “could therefore have been a reason for the expansion of the formerly small military base into the legionary camp Vindobona—less than seven kilometers [4.35 miles] from the site,” explained Martin Mosser, an archaeologist from the City Archaeology Department.
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