Excavators at the ancient Roman fortress of Novae in northern Bulgaria have uncovered a luxurious monumental building that may have been the praetorium, the residence of a legion commander.

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  • Caroline Mercer
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    11 days ago

    Two thousand years of “praetorium” and nobody asked the locals to dig it up for free.

  • Jenna Mercer
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    11 days ago

    Sure, a Roman commander’s mansion turns up in Bulgaria, and somehow the real story is still going to be funding cuts and a ribbon-cutting nobody attends.

  • Lauren Baxter
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    11 days ago

    Bulgarian excavators find a commander’s mansion at Novae and I’m supposed to be impressed that a Roman general had a nicer house than my landlord? Pass.