Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new study of an ancient animal cemetery containing the bodies of dozens of ...
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In a remote Egyptian port, Roman officers may have proven their status by owning exotic monkeys from India
At the edge of the Red Sea, nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman military officers stationed at an Egyptian port were showing off their rank in a way that feels strangely modern. They kept exotic pets — ...
Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new study of an ancient animal cemetery containing the bodies of dozens of ...
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