Viggen Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Pieces of treasure hidden by the Romans 1,650 years ago as Germanic tribes stormed their northern Swiss fort, have been reunited and put on display for the first time. Some 270 precious items including silver platters, dishes, utensils and coins, are on show amid tight security at the Museum of the Roman town of Augusta Raurica, in Basel. Weighing 58 kg in total, it is the largest collection of Late Antique silver ever to have been discovered, and conveys a dazzling image of the Roman Empire shortly before the transition to the Middle Ages. In December 1961, a mechanical digger levelling off a school playing field in Kaiseraugst, canton Aargau, wrenched the treasure out of the ground and dumped it onto a mud heap. It was two months before an archaeologist was taken to the site, where a Roman fortress once protected the inhabitants of nearby Augusta Raurica. Sensational! With images and Video at SwissInfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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