"Roman grave found in Austria" Topic

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I had read this elsewhere as well. This has a few photos. The one I read did not. Interesting. Hope they give more details eventually. Sounds as if they might be Roman. But unusual not to be burned. Auxiliaries? Germans wearing captured Roman equipment, or having previously been mercenaries fighting for Rome?

Did the Romans burn their dead?

"Did the Romans burn their dead?"

"In early Rome, both cremation and inhumation were practiced, but cremation became more prevalent, particularly from the Mid- to Late Republic and into the Empire.

By the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, cremation was the most common burial practice, with ashes being placed in urns."

After that time, burial became more common again, I assume due to Christianity.

Thanks. I did not know.

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Some odd things in the articles. It insinuates that Roman and German dead are buried together haphazardly. To me, that seems odd. I would think the Romans would not want their warriors buried with, in this case, barbarians. Does not sound like the Romans. I could see Romans being buried with auxiliaries.

Also how haphazard this seems to be. Could they have all been buried by the Germans, after a raid and victory? But, there seems to be weapons, and I can't see Germans leaving those.

The amount of dead do not seem larger enough for any type of major battle. Unless it was a major Roman victory and these really are Roman's and their allies. But then, where are the German dead? Burned?

Could they be Roman Christian's and therefore not burned with everyone else. But christianity wasn't really accepted at this time by Rome.

Be interesting to see what the final determination is.