According to archaeologists in Spain receive A 2,000-year-old ‘bullet’ inscribed with the name of a Roman dictator was probably used for propaganda.
This lead tablet bearing the name of Julius Caesar, white I was discovered. It is possible that the soldiers of the Roman generals used this bullet through the sling.
Experts have named this tablet included in the antiquities as ‘Green’s Incrypta’. Its length is four and a half centimeters, its diameter is two centimeters and its weight is 71 grams.
A mold was used to make the bullet into which molten lead was poured.
One side of the tablet bears the letters ‘IPSCA’ which may be the Latin name of an unknown Spanish town. On the other side is written ‘CASE’ for Caesar.
Experts say the discovery may prove that the Spaniards supported the dictator’s cause during the civil war of 49-45 BC.
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“In the first century BC, many tablets were made that had something written on them,” Javier Moralejo-Ordeaux, lead author of the study, told Live Science. This is because they were very useful in delivering short and very specific messages.’
He added that the message inscribed on the said tablet was probably meant for political propaganda by Caesar and to encourage his soldiers.
Caesar’s civil war engulfed Greece, Egypt, Africa, Spain, and the Balkan states. The final battle is called the ‘Battle of Manda’ which took place in Andalusia, Spain.
Only one other tablet bearing Caesar’s name had previously been discovered in Spain. The tablet is inscribed ‘CAE/ACIPE’ which is Latin for ‘Courage Caesar’.
It is most likely a message from the Pompeian army to its enemy.
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2024-08-21 06:26:54
