# Mysterious Roman object found in England

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-roman-object-found-in-england/1000960>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 30, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-roman-object-found-in-england/1000960 "2024-04-30T10:17:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-roman-object-found-in-england/1000960/2 "2024-04-30T10:19:56Z")

</div>

There is a longish discussion here

> [@\[Roman\] Dodecahedrons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-dodecahedrons/980459):
>
> Consider where these things are found. Why are they so frequently found, and always made of bronze? They might be Go/Nogo gauges used for making things like spears, arrows, sling bullets, fasteners used in carpentry or machine parts. (Yes, they had machines with moving parts back then).

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-roman-object-found-in-england/1000960)._