Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier
11mon 24d ago by lemm.ee/u/neme in archaeology@mander.xyz from archaeologymag.com
The image of the purse in the thumbnail/article is from 50–250 CE, found in Mook, Limburg, the Netherlands.
Here's the one the article is about
Václav Šálek, ČTK
This suggests that the owner was a junior officer or someone responsible for the operating funds of the unit
And he fucking dropped it and lost it for millenia. Dork.
Super-interesting, that must be where they kept their iPhone during battle! I wonder if they get steps for swinging their gladius?