Coin Finding In Kalkriese Confirms Roman Battle

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UltraRant Pillar of the Community Norway 1358 Posts	Posted 06/27/2016 09:08 am Non English link removed-echizento Anyway, archaeologists have discovered 8 golden coins from the August era near Kalkriese, in current day Germany. As each one of these coins apparently represents a year's salary for a common soldier, these were quite valuable. It seems that someone put these coins in a bag while in a great hurry. This fact, plus the era in which the coins are struck, seems to confirm that the Battle of Varus, a known clash between Germanic tribes and the Roman army and named after the Roman general, indeed took place near Kalkriese. The Roman Empire lost that battle big time, which seems to fit with the highly valuable coins being treated the way they were. For me this is once again a confirmation that history books can be manipulated over time by current powers, but that coins don't lie. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/27/2016 09:40 am Interesting find. It's amazing where Roman coins have been found. Some have even been found as far off as South East Asia. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 06/27/2016 11:02 am Here is a link to the local museum in Kalkriese, with an option to have most everything translated into English. I don't find mention of a new find of gold coins though. http://www.kalkriese-varusschlacht....n-kalkriese/ "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 06/27/2016 4:28 pm I don t understand the manipulation of history books.tthe battle of varus is no secret ,remenber the words of augustus ' redde mihi legiones,vare',in suetonius'history 'varus' give me my legions back'. Every roman soldier had a needle to make holes in the earth.as there were attacked there in german territory,it is normal they tryed to cache their values before to fight.there were mere founds in the region of the battlefield. A soldier earned one denarius a day ,about 30 aurei a year.this earnings were not payed dayly or monthly,but there was a whole comptability.albert Report this Post to the Staff
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