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A Bullet with your Name on

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Reading, Writing, Romans
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Slingshot bullet from the seige of Perusia, 41/40 BC.
Dr Jane Masséglia and Dr Hannah Cornwell discuss the messages and insults flung (literally!) between opposing sides during the Roman civil war of Perusia (41/40 BC), on display in the Rome Gallery of the Ashmolean Museum.

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Series
Reading, Writing, Romans
People
Jane Masséglia
Hannah Cornwell
Keywords
latin
inscription
roman
army
bullet
civil war
Department: Ashmolean Museum
Date Added: 12/05/2015
Duration: 00:03:07

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