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Archaeologists Discover a Stash of 1,500-Year-Old Weapons—Including the Only Known Roman Helmet Ever Found in Denmark
The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ...
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Siege Ladder, Rome, 537 CE
The articulated moveable siege ladder, usually referred to simply as the siege ladder, is one of a class of weapons used in offensive siege ... The first documented use of a siege ladder was in 537 CE ...
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Ancient chief buried ‘extremely rare’ Roman equipment. Archaeologists just found it
Archaeologists in Denmark found a “rare” Roman helmet buried by an ancient chief along with hundreds of weapons and other ...
Ancient Roman helmet turns up in unusual location: 'Exceptionally rare'
Danish archaeologists recently announced the discovery during an excavation of a variety of weapons and armor dating to the ...
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The Roman siege of Masada was different than previously thought
Using modern technologies like drones, remote sensing, and 3D digital modeling, their findings challenge the long-standing ...