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Ancient Roman Naval Officer Surfaces


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Ravenna site yields first-ever image of imperial officer -

 

The first-ever image of a soldier in the Ancient Roman navy has surfaced at a major imperial naval base at Ravenna .

 

The armour-clad, weapon-bearing soldier was carved on a funeral stone, or stele, in a waterlogged necropolis at Classe (ancient Classis), the now silted-up Ravenna port area where Rome's Adriatic fleet was stationed..

 

Full article @ Italymag

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