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Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall A simple turn reveals a 1,500-year-old secret on Roman glass

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Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall

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Ars Technica•Dec 19

Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments enduring...

A simple turn reveals a 1,500-year-old secret on Roman glass

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All Top News -- ScienceDaily•Dec 16

A simple turn reveals a 1,500-year-old secret on Roman glass

A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus. These symbols, once dismissed as decoration, appear to be workshop identifiers used by teams of skilled artisans. The findings challenge centuries of assumptions about how Roman glass was made. They also restore identity and agency to the anonymous makers behind these stunning objects.