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Michael the Brave was a 16 th century prince of the Romanian state of Wallachia. In 1594 he led his countrymen into open revolt against the Ottoman Empire and was able to capture a number of castles along the Danube River as well as several forts deep within Ottoman territory. Unfortunately, while Prince Michael was away, his supporters in Bucharest, who had lent him money for the military campaign he was waging, were attacked and killed. A team of archaeologists now believe they have found the mass grave where these men were deposited after suffering a very violent death. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"12207","attributes":{"alt":"Michael the Brave entering Alba Iulia","class":"media-image","height":"425","style":"width: 610px; height: 425px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Michael the Brave entering Alba Iulia ( Wikimedia Commons ) The discovery
