[SunkenCiv]

Tomb of Roman Soldier Named Flaccus Unearthed | Archaeology Magazine | December 11, 2024 | The 2,000-year-old tomb of a Roman soldier—including evidence of his name—has been discovered in the city of Heerlen, according to a report from The News & Observer. The tomb was found by archaeologists from ADC ArcheoProjecten near the intersection of two ancient roads, Via Belgica and Via Traiana, at the heart of the ancient Roman settlement of Coriovallum. It included a bronze skin scraper, four earthenware plates, and an earthenware bowl with the nickname FLAC carved into it. Researchers have determined that this is short for Flaccus, and, because the pottery came from Italy, that he was a Roman soldier. The find is noteworthy both because it is the oldest Roman grave to have been found in Heerlen and the first in which the name of the deceased could be identified.

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Pottery, including bowl with FLAC carved into it.

Municipality of Heerlen

[ClearCase_guy]

“All roads lead to Rome.”
“This one leads to Domplein in Utrecht.”
“He’s having a stroke!”

[Ezekiel]

the "A1 of the Roman Netherlands," because the road was important for things like troop movements and message traffic.

I can see their point, at least for the first one:

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[Larry Lucido]

Avoid any roads that go through forests. Particularly the Teutoburg Forest. Those roads can be narrower than expected.

[Bob434]

[[Archeologists discover ancient Roman road leading to Domplein in Utrecht]]

PHEW! I was wondering how I was gonna get to Domplein! Now you tell me there is a road? Oh happy day! 😊

[BlueLancer]

The road was so hard to find because hardly any Romans travel to Domplein anymore ...