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13 March 2013

The Axe of Thrax

A marvellous detective-style story about the Battle on the Harzhorn, the battle between Romans in cAD235 under Maximinus Thrax and Germanic tribes (see recent posts here) at Bayern 2. Pictures, links and more. the axe in the headline refers to the dolabra found last year inscribed LEGIII (previous coverage here).

Good quotes from those involved. It was Wolfram Schütte who found the site:

"Wir sind auf den Berg gegangen und wir hatten eigentlich gar nichts gefunden, bis auf das, was man so findet im Wald: Schrott, Bierdeckel, Dosenlaschen und Patronenhülsen. Und dann wollten wir eigentlich schon zurückgehen und dann sah ich diesen auffälligen Hügel. Und ich bin dann noch mal zu diesem Hügel gegangen und ich habe auch gleich eine Speerspitze gefunden. Und dann haben wir gerätselt: Was kann das sein?"

Worth clicking around. Story here.

Posted at 07:37 in Battle on the Harzhorn |

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