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Roman Siege Artifacts Unearthed in Italy Illuminate Hannibal’s Campaign
A section of the ancient city wall uncovered in Ugento, Italy, where Roman sling bullets were found. Credit: SABAP Archaeologists in southern Italy have uncovered a large section of ancient fortifications and Roman sling bullets in Ugento, providing new insights into a violent chapter in the Second Punic War. The discovery includes more than 450 Roman sling bullets and fortified city walls, indicating a fierce Roman siege of the city over 2,200 …
Archaeological excavations in the town of Cupa, in the municipality of Ugento in the extreme southeast of Italy, have found traces of the ancient mesapian walls and numerous materials from the brutal siege to which the Romans subjected the city, which was allied to Aníbal during the Second Punic War towards the end of the century [...]
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