1900年前の隠匿武器が

　死海を見下ろす崖のちょっとした洞窟。古代の書付が残っているとかで、調査してたら岩の隙間に1900年前のローマ兵の剣が何本も…！

BBC Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave 6 Sep 2023　By David Gritten

　計4本。鞘まで揃った完品。そりゃあ経年劣化はあるにせよ、とんでもない発見である。

「A cache of four excellently preserved Roman swords have been discovered by Israeli researchers in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea.

Three of the 1,900-year-old weapons, whose iron blades are 60-65cm long (24-26in), were still in wooden scabbards.

They were found in a near-inaccessible crevice by a team photographing an ancient inscription on a stalactite.

Archaeologists believe the swords were hidden by Judean rebels after they were seized from the Roman army as booty.」

　反乱ユダヤ人がローマ兵と戦い、勝利し、それで奪って「あとで使おうぜ！」とばかりに隠して―そのままになったもんだろうとの見立て。

　いやあ、古代ロマンあふれるものです。