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Vienna archaeologists reveal mass grave of fighters in Roman Empire-era battle

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Bodies of 129 people have been confirmed at the site in the Vienna neighborhood of Simmering .

Archaeologists believe total number of victims tops 150 — a discovery never seen before in Central Europe .

Bodies were likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes.

Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the 3rd century .

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