Mass grave for fighters in Roman Empire-era battle revealed in Vienna

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1. CBS News

   Vienna archaeologists discover skeletal remains in mass grave of fighters in Roman Empire-era battle ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Apr 1, 2025

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   Experts at the Vienna Museum provided a public presentation of the mass grave this week, which had the bodies of more than 100 people.

2. Military.com

   Vienna Archaeologists Reveal Mass Grave of Fighters In Roman Empire-Era Battle ↗ (opens Military.com)

   Published Apr 1, 2025

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   After archaeological analysis, experts at the Vienna Museum gave a first public presentation of the grave — linked to “a catastrophic event in a military context" and evidence of the first known fighting ever in that region.

3. Deutsche Welle

   Mass Roman grave discovered outside Vienna – DW ↗ (opens Deutsche Welle)

   Published Apr 1, 2025

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   Archaeologists have said the remains of around 150 soldiers have been unearthed on the outskirts of Vienna in what they have described as an exceedingly rare find.

4. NBC News

   Mass grave for fighters in a Roman-era battle revealed in Vienna ↗ (opens NBC News)

   Published Apr 2, 2025

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   A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the Roman Empire has been unearthed in Austria's capital Vienna.

5. NBC10 Philadelphia

   Mass grave for fighters in Roman Empire-era battle revealed in Vienna ↗ (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

   Published Apr 2, 2025

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

   NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

   Construction crews in Vienna revealed Wednesday intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire.

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