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Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field
In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in Vienna’s neighboring town of Simmerling. Archeologists from the Vienna ...
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These Soldiers Died 2,000 Years Ago— The Mystery Is Just Starting
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare mass grave beneath a soccer field in Vienna, revealing the remains ofabout 150 Roman ...
Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle
"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization of a battle in the area of present-day Vienna.' ...
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A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...
Pope Francis' cause of death at 88 'wasn't linked to recent health battles'
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died at the age of 88 just weeks after being released from hospital with a double lung infection ...
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Vienna archaeologists reveal mass grave of fighters in Roman Empire-era battle
A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the first-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...
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Vienna archaeologists discover skeletal remains in mass grave of fighters in Roman Empire-era battle
A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...