Authors:Alka Starac Abstract: In the quarter of St. Theodore in Pula, next to the public thermae and Hercules' sanctuary, in 2005, most part of the luxurious domus was excavated. The domus was inhabited from the third quarter of the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD, with one major restoration after the fire in the beginning of the 2nd century AD. Architectonic cult indicators are a threshold mosaic with Dionysian motifs of kantharos and wine, niches in the walls and elements of marble architectural decoration of cult spaces, a capital and an architrave. A total of six niches were discovered, one with a white and black mosaic depicting a shell, an altar and containing a dedication to the goddess of Salus. Small finds are represented by various objects used in rituals or objects symbolizing the divine presence. Fragments of the censer with letter-shaped openings, fragments of a large calcite alabaster crater, a clay vessel fragment with a theatrical mask in relief, clay lamps with figures of Minerva and Medusa were found in the triclinium. The finds of Corinthian drinking cups decorated with Dionysian scenes come from other rooms, and from the drainage channel comes a bronze medallion with the Medusa head probably belonging to a carriage. The findings from the domus confirm the presence of cults in every aspect of everyday life. A peculiar niche dedicated to Salus is associated with the neighbouring public thermae and the sanctuary of Hercules built at the sacred spring. PubDate: 2022-11-17 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.775 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Florin Gheorghe Fodorean Abstract: We are continuing our series of studies regarding the maps of Roman Dacia with this short note regarding the representation of Dacia in the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman world. Edited by Richard J.A. Talbert, this atlas was published in 2000 in a large format, containing 175 pages and 102 full-color maps. The work contains a Map-by-Map Directory, available online. This is in fact an index which provides information about each place (settlement, locality) recorded on the maps. We discuss the details of the Map 21 Dacia-Moesia in our study
Authors:Annamária Izabella Pázsint Abstract: The current paper addresses the Kallatianoi and Odessitai who are epigraphically attested in other cities of the ancient world than the ones from which they originate. The intention is to record them and their personal histories and to trace their geographical mobility over the centuries, from the first attestation and up to the 3rd century AD. This article continues the works of Ligia Ruscu[1] and Alexandru Avram,[2] through the further examination and interpretation of the epigraphical data pertaining to these two cities. The sample excludes those persons whom are attested by literary sources, or through coins, even though they are briefly mentioned. [1] RUSCU 1996; RUSCU 2004.[2] ISM III, p. 185-187 (AVRAM); AVRAM 2013. PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.768 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Alexander Canduci Abstract: This article discusses the evidence to support a continued official Roman imperial presence in Britain after the traditional date of 409-410, with the possibility of the final loss of the British provinces occurring sometime around 435-440. It will explore the reasons why the later date is to be preferred, commencing with an analysis of why any dating of events based on Zosimus and Gildas should be ignored, including why the replacement of Britain with Bruttium is consistent within Zosimus’s narrative. It then assesses the remaining evidence, looking first at how other official Roman withdrawals were managed, and what the evidence for the continued existence of the Limitanei implies for any official withdrawal around 410. This is followed by an analysis of how ongoing religious appointments to Britain within the framework of an imperial church would co-exist with ongoing civil and secular appointments. It then assesses the material evidence for both pottery and coinage before concluding with an analysis of the empire’s economic situation in 410 compared to 435-440 and its ability to hold on to the British provinces. PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.793 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Aleksandr Symonenko Abstract: The hypothesis of the origin of Lower Dnieper variant of the Late Scythian culture is discussed in the paper. It is assumed that the Scythian population, who has built the hillforts along the banks of the Lower Dnieper, moved there around mid-2nd century BCE from the Dniester region (the subculture of Tiraspol barrows). This date is confirmed by the materials of Late Scythian necropolis where there are no burials older than the late 2nd century BCE. The impetus for the resettlement was the military activity of the Bastarnae and Getae in the first half of the 2nd century BCE. (This paper is revised аnd updated English version of the work in Russian SYMONENKO 2016.) PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.794 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Cristian Găzdac, Radu Zăgreanu Abstract: The increase of legislation flexibility with the opportunity to receive a fair amount of award for reporting the discovery of ancient artefact, has led to the raise of hoards’ number in the last decades in Romania. This paper is focusing on a small such discovery that consists of 20 drachms of Dyrrachium and one Latene silver bracelet. The combination of coins and silver bracelet in the vicinity of a Dacian settlement may suggest a symbolic value and a statue of the former owner. The lack of a container and a certain archaeological context does not allow, at the moment, to figure out whether the hoard was buried in an emergency situation or is result of a votive offering PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.795 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Stanislav Grigoriev Abstract: There are two main hypotheses about the localization of the Indo-European homeland. The first connects the spread of the Indo-Europeans with the migrations of the kurgan cultures of the Ponto-Caspian steppes, primarily the Yamnaya. Therefore, the hypothesis was called “kurgan”. The second hypothesis assumes the localization of the Indo-European homeland in the Near East. According to the Kurgan hypothesis, the Yamnaya migration at the beginning of the EBA led to the formation of Corded Ware cultures from the Rhine to the Volga, which caused the spread and formation of modern European dialects. In fact, there are no grounds for assuming the formation of Corded Ware cultures on the Yamnaya basis. They were formed partly on the basis of European Neolithic cultures, partly on the basis of impulses from the steppe zone in the pre-Yamnaya time. There is also no reason to assume that it was this process that led to the formation of the Celto-Italic and Balto-Slavic-Germanic languages. It is more likely that bearers of these cultures spoke Proto-Venetic and Proto-Illyrian languages. PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.754 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Ciuta Elena Beatrice, Florin GOGÂLTAN Abstract: An amazing and extremely rare archaeological context discovered at the Vlaha-Pad site located in the Transylvania area (Cluj County, Romania) may be related to offerings in the Late Bronze Age. Radiocarbon calibrated data indicates that the context ranges from 1612 to 1433 cal BC. The context is particularly important regarding the unearthing of a wood barrel full of sprouted barley that can be associated with a ritual offering to Gods. In addition to the wood barrel, several special vessels that are usually related to ritual practices have been uncovered. The archaeological materials recovered from within belong to the Wietenberg IV culture dated to the Late Bronze Age. Our study focuses on the context with ritual deposition and the possible hypotheses related to it. PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.777 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
Authors:Marius Mihai Ciuta, Florian MATEI-POPESCU Abstract: A fragment of a Roman military diploma, discovered in the vicinity of the former village of Micoșlaca, nowadays part of the city of Ocna Mureș, can be here published. Although, the fragment has been discovered by the mean of the metal detecting, the founder fully collaborated with the heritage police officers of the Alba County. The exact location was thus thoroughly investigated, and all the relevant topographical and archaeological context of the discovery has been clarified. The fragment turns out to be another copy of the imperial constitution issued on the 8th of July, 158 for the former auxiliary soldiers of the Dacia superior province, constitution already known through the almost complete military diploma discovered in 1886 at Cristești (nowadays part of the city of Târgu-Mureș, Mureș County). Taking into account the place of the discovery, it is likely that the copy had been given to a former horseman of the ala I Batavorum milliaria, accommodated within the large Războieni-Cetate Roman fort. PubDate: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i3.776 Issue No:Vol. 9, No. 3 (2022)
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