These bronze handles for a bronze bowl are decorated with eagles, a symbol of Rome and the legions of the Roman army.Image credit: Emmanuelle Collado, INRAP
Posted on 04/26/2023 8:12:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists in northwest France have unearthed what may have been a temple to the Roman war god Mars, dating to the first century B.C.
...was part of a Roman complex spread over more than 17 acres (7 hectares) that was discovered last year at La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz, Brittany...
La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz has been recognized for its wealth of archaeological remains since the 1970s, and it was first excavated in the 1990s, Labaune-Jean said. The latest excavations started in 2022.
The site is slightly elevated, with a commanding view of the Rennes basin...
Archaeologists believe the site was dedicated to Mars after discovering a bronze statuette of the Roman war god in 2022, while iron weapons deposited in a ditch around the sanctuary also suggest that it was frequented by soldiers.
But a large number of terracotta figurines, perhaps representing Venus and mother goddesses, were also found in a nearby pit...
The sanctuary at La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz seems to date from close to that time and was used until the fifth century A.D., according to a statement from INRAP...
The temple complex expanded over time to include a small town with public baths and a cemetery containing about 40 tombs.
Some of the tombs held items made of silver, such as bracelets, pins and belt buckles, while another had a dagger and parts of a harness for horses. Hundreds of everyday artifacts have also been unearthed there, including furniture and pieces of pottery, glass and metal...
Eric Norde, an archaeologist with the Dutch archaeological agency RAAP, who is excavating a sanctuary used by Roman soldiers near Zevenaar, Netherlands, said he's cautious about assigning the sanctuary at La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz to Mars alone...because the Zevenaar sanctuary shows that Roman temples were often associated with several deities.
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These bronze handles for a bronze bowl are decorated with eagles, a symbol of Rome and the legions of the Roman army.Image credit: Emmanuelle Collado, INRAP
Yes, the reality never matches up to the hype.
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise...
This precious stone set in a silver sea...
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England...
- William Shakespeare, Richard II
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOanvv4plU
One of my favorite pieces by Holst.
But I liked all the planets
Thanks, I’ve only heard the Tomita versions.
And the French immediately surrendered to the Mars Temple!
In a related move, when that news got out, they surrendered to the Milky Way, the Kit-Kat, Butterfinger, and Mounds.
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