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Papyri containing a list of Roman centurions found at Berenike
Polish archaeologists have uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts, including papyri containing letters from Roman centurions stationed in Egypt, at the site of Berenike on the Red Sea coast...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/05/papyri-containing-list-of-roman-centurions/
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Check out this talk by Shailendra Bhandare (Ashmolean) on Indic finds excavated from the ancient Red Sea port of #Berenike (Egypt). They include a truly #global image of the Buddha and a third-century Sanskrit dedicatory inscription. While we’ve long had evidence for south Asians in #Roman #Egypt, these are especially consequential for our understanding of long-distance connections in #antiquity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ku1YH1scQ8l