Eldorado Posted May 30, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 30, 2021 A cluster of decapitated bodies discovered at a burial site were probably from victims of Roman military executions, archaeologists have said. The "exceptionally high" number of 3rd Century decapitated bodies were found at a military supply farm settlement at Somersham, Cambridgeshire. Several were kneeling when they were struck from behind with a sword. Archaeologist Isabel Lisboa said 33% of those found had been executed, compared to 6% in most Roman British cemeteries. Full story at the BBC: Link 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted May 31, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Things being the way they were back then how do we know they weren't the messengers? Now we just delete them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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