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Scattered Roman bones point to potential fourth-century purge at Brading Villa

Disarticulated bones found scattered across a luxurious Roman villa on England's Isle of Wight may be evidence of a massacre carried out during a brutal political purge in the fourth century, a new study in Britannia suggests.

Scattered Roman bones point to potential fourth-century purge at Brading Villa
Image: Phys.org
Disarticulated bones found scattered across a luxurious Roman villa on England's Isle of Wight may be evidence of a massacre carried out during a brutal political purge in the fourth century, a new study in Britannia suggests.

Originally published at Phys.org

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