Mystery woman found in early Roman cemetery in the town of Emona

Posted On: Jan 17th, 2020 at 11:14

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Mystery woman found in early Roman cemetery in the town of Emona

If you don’t read the article, at least view the slideshow. Those artefacts are breathtaking, especially the small blue bowl.
So, just who is this woman? Clearly she was someone very important within this community, and since Romans didn’t revere women in the same kind of light – in regards to burials I mean – then no doubt this woman had a particularly high status that was unique.
By the time of her burial – 300 AD (+/-) – Christianity was the dominant religion as the Roman Empire had shifted to the east, and had also been Christianised under Constantine when he ruled from 306 AD.
This is an intriguing mystery and one that stands out among many others. The fact her original burial was upgraded a decade later shows this woman was as important as the angels themselves. The correlation with the time of her upgraded burial and the rule of Constantine suggests this might be connected with his rule in some way. That might not make sense to many but if you are familiar with the life and rule of Constantine it will make total sense.
So, what could she possibly have done to the local community to get such a high status? Was she extremely wealthy and gave a lot of money to local projects? Or was there some other reason?
The article states the population of this town were all Romans from northern Italy, but I’m hedging my bets that this woman was from the local area.
Let’s hope DNA tests will prove one way or the other.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/01/mystery-woman-cemetery-ljubljana-slovenia-archaeology/