Rome is a world-famous historical city, and experts have always been able to find "treasures" in archaeological excavations, some of which have also opened people's eyes. For example, in the ruins of an ancient Roman ruin, experts unearthed a strange combination tool, which can be called the ancient "Swiss Army knife", but its main role is to eat, but also reflects that the owner is a "foodie", what kind of tool? The following Xiaobian will reveal the secret to you.
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The heyday of Chinese history was the Tang Dynasty, and the heyday of Western history was ancient Rome, and they became the two poles of the world, one east and one west. Each of our Chinese is familiar with the Tang Dynasty, but the mention of ancient Rome may be half-understood. Ancient Rome arose in the 9th century BC and went through the era of kings, republics and empires, and continued until its complete demise in 1453 AD, during which the ancient Romans also achieved great success. For example, the water conservancy technology in the ancient Roman period was developed, and many urban drainage systems played a role until now; the ancient Romans also invented concrete technology, and the temples, palaces and colosseums built have been preserved to this day; in addition, the medical aspect is also very prominent, and many organ surgeries can be performed, which greatly prolongs the life of the ancient Romans; what makes the ancient Romans most proud may be the legal achievements, a "Roman law" has influenced and will continue to influence, laying the foundation of Western law.
All in all, ancient Rome was a prosperous country, which created a good living environment for its citizens, which we can clearly understand through archaeological discoveries. According to the records, one day in 1942, when local archaeologists were investigating western Italy, they stumbled upon an ancient Roman site, which after excavation and cleaning speculated to be a transportation station at that time, covering an area of about 500 square meters, which made the experts feel novel. In the process of further excavations, experts have also unearthed some exquisite artifacts, including ancient Roman gold coins, silver jewelry, as well as some bronze wine utensils, weapons and clay pots. However, to the surprise of the experts, the remains were also found, which were identified as human remains.
The discovery of the remains left experts pondering, and later they found marks of knives on the remains, suggesting that the two men may have been murdered. Experts speculate that these two men may have been merchants from other provinces, murdered by thieves while resting at the inn, then looted their belongings, and finally dug a pit to bury the bones in order to destroy the corpses... It's a gruesome history, and experts have found a special tool when cleaning up the remains, at first they thought it was a dagger, but after careful study, they found that there was no hole.
The tool was made of silver, was covered in dirt when it was unearthed, and after cleaning it up, it turned out to be a tool that could be folded. Experts carefully unfolded it and found that it was a spoon at one end, about 15 centimeters long when unfolded, and a three-ended fork at the end of the spoon, so it was a combination of spoon and fork, spoon for drinking soup, fork for eating noodles. Of course, this is not the end, at the other end of it can also be unfolded, a total of three tools, one is a screwdriver, which can be used to open the cap of the wine bottle, and can also be used as a knife; the other is an ear rake, the role of which is self-evident; the last is an awl, which can be used to pierce hard objects, or to pick teeth.
Experts are incredible, on the one hand, because the tools of more than a thousand years ago can be flexibly unfolded, people have to admire the skills of local craftsmen; on the other hand, they also "like" the ideas of craftsmen, combining so many tools together, just like the current "Swiss Army knife", which greatly improves its portability and becomes a favorite of many business travelers. Experts say that this multi-functional appliance is mainly used for eating, which also reflects that its owner is a gluttonous eater, no matter where he goes, he brings his own tableware and can adapt to the diet of different occasions. In this way, we can also have a new understanding of ancient Roman society, or perhaps there are more similar tools that have not been discovered, and they are also the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient Romans.
At that time, the thieves ruthlessly killed the owner of the tool, they only cared about the property, never ignored this really valuable thing, and finally buried deep underground, found by experts after a thousand years, so it became a treasure. In the near future, Xiaobian also hopes that experts can have more discoveries, so that the technology and inventions of ancient Rome can also be known and understood by more people...
Resources:
A Brief History of Rome by Zhang Naiyan, Publisher: Taiwan Straits Publishing House
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Liu Lijiang's