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  • Archaeologists Analyse Remains of Roman Purse Found in Merida

    05/13/2023 9:37:56 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 22 replies
    Heritage Daily ^ | May 12, 2023 | Markus Milligan
    ...at Casa Del Mitreo in Merida, Spain... known during the Roman period as Emerita Augusta, was founded as a colony in 25 BC under the order of the emperor Augustus to serve as a retreat for the veteran soldiers (emeritus) of the legions V Alaudae and X Gemina.The purse was discovered at the Casa del Mitreo archaeological site, a high status domus that dates from the end of the 1st or beginning of the 2nd century AD. The domus consisted of peristyles or courtyards with columns, and numerous ornate mosaics that decorated the interior rooms. Excavations found the purse remains...