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The “Barbarian Invasions” forced Roman legionaries on the Danube frontier to survive on hunting and fishing, as supply routes were cut off

The Roman soldiers who guarded the Danube frontier almost two thousand years ago did not live on bread and vegetables alone. The analysis of more than 10,000 animal bones found at the Diana-Karataš fort, in eastern Serbia, demonstrates that meat was a regular part of their diet and that it varied significantly over the six […]

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Las “invasiones bárbaras” obligaron a los legionarios romanos en la frontera del Danubio a sobrevivir de la caza y la pesca, al interrumpirse las vías de suministro

Los soldados romanos que vigilaban la frontera del Danubio hace casi dos mil años no comían solo pan y verduras. El análisis de más de 10.000 huesos de animales encontrados en el fuerte de Diana-Karataš, en el este de Serbia, demuestra que la carne formaba parte habitual de su dieta y que esta varió significativamente […]

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Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump

Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it

On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on the brink of winning contracts worth more than $1bn.

AAFS Infrastructure and Energy is close to securing a concession to build and operate a pipeline across the Balkans to allow fossil gas shipped from the US to replace supplies that come from Russia. “This could be the most important infrastructure project ever in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” says one of the country’s top officials, who, like others, asks to remain anonymous to discuss sensitive negotiations.

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© Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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