Archaeologists have discovered 2,000-year-old remains of a soldier named Flaccus in an ancient Roman settlement in Heerlen, a southeastern city in the Netherlands.
READ MORE:Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a person from the 'year 0' while excavating an early ancient Roman settlement in the Netherlands.
This suggests Flaccus was a Roman soldier stationed at Coriovallum — a military settlement known today as the city of Heerlen — around the time of early Roman expansion into the Netherlands. Archaeologists have discovered 2,000-year-old remains of a soldier named Flaccus in an ancient Roman settlement in Heerlen, a southeastern city in the Netherlands
Archaeologists previously found pottery fragments from the early first century CE in Heerlen, but the artifacts could not confirm whether Romans lived there during that time, as they could have just been lost or discarded by people passing through. The fact that Flaccus' nickname was engraved on a funerary object also provides new details about the personal and cultural practices of the time.
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