Jump to content
UNRV Ancient Roman Empire Forums

Rare legionary's ceremonial lance found


Recommended Posts

Archaeologists excavating one of the most important Roman sites in Britain have made an "extremely rare" find. The team digging at part of the Roman fortress in Caerleon near Newport found what they believe is a legionary's ceremonial lance. Dr Peter Guest said he thought the iron staff, broken into three pieces, was the first of its type found in the UK. He also believed it was likely to have belonged to a high-ranking commander who was "not to be tampered with". Dr Guest, of Cardiff University, said: "It's a very unusual find and there's not more than a dozen of them. "I don't know of any of that type in Britain...

 

full article (including video) at the BBC

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...