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Alpine Campaigns of Augustus: Lead Bullets Betray Rome's Marching Routes
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Roman sling lead from Surses in Switzerland still bears the chemical signature of its raw material today. An isotope analysis shows that the shells at Crap Ses were mainly made from a mixed lead stock with a large portion of south-eastern iberia. They differ significantly from seven finds further north, suggesting another advance or separate supply. Chur (Switzerland). In the years 16/15 B.C. Roman troops encountered during the alps of Augustus …
More than 2000 years ago, Emperor Augustus conquered the Alpine region. Now, finds from battles suggest that the Romans advanced on a route that has hardly been known to date.
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