The cause of death, the unusual face-down burial with severed feet, and the placement of the pugio on the individual's back remain "a real mystery," as the archaeologists described.

Armour and weapons found in the grave indicate Roman soldiers were buried there. The finds include this military dagger, called a pugio.

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An amateur archaeologist in Switzerland has discovered an ornate dagger wielded by a Roman soldier 2,000 years ago.

“This suggests the individual may have had a military role, as the pugio was the standard dagger used by Roman legionnaires,” Perez said, adding that the act was likely hasty due to the ...

Name: Painted Roman scutum (long shield) What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D ...

Solar-plant crews in Almendralejo uncover a 140,000-sq-ft hilltop fortress dated to 2450 BC and a Roman soldier’s grave—discover the dig’s biggest revelations.

The fortress burial included a " pugio " — the standard dagger of the Roman army — that suggests the dead man was a soldier and possibly a deserter.

The ornate dagger unearthed at the battlefield near a Swiss mountain gorge was found by an amateur archaeologist using a metal detector.

Roman soldier found buried face down with a dagger on his back in newly revealed fortress in Spain The nearly complete skeleton, with severed feet and a pugio on the back, leaves the cause of ...