Arheološka najdišča Ptuja / Archaeological sites of Ptuj

Arheološka najdišča Ptuja / Archaeological sites of Ptuj
Author: Jana Horvat
Publisher: Založba ZRC
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9610502717

Na griču Panorama na Ptuju, kjer leži eden pomembnejših predelov antičnega mesta Poetovio, so geofizikalne raziskave razkrile urbanistično zasnovo s potekom ulic in pravokotnimi stavbnimi parcelami. V knjigi je združeno dozdajšnje vedenje o Panorami, hkrati gre za nadaljevanje sistematične predstavitve arheoloških najdišč Ptuja. Uvodna poglavja prinašajo zgodovino arheoloških raziskav, izhodišča analize in potek geofizikalnih raziskav z uporabljenimi metodami ter glavnimi rezultati. V osrednjih poglavjih smo povezali arheološke podatke različne kakovosti (naključne najdbe, zaščitna izkopavanja, stara in moderna arheološka raziskovanja, geofizikalne preglede) in jih umestili v prostor s pomočjo številnih načrtov. Celovito sliko dopolnjuje dodatek – Katalog kamnitih spomenikov z osnovnimi podatki, opisi, literaturo, komentarjem in fotografijami.

Insularity and identity in the Roman Mediterranean

Insularity and identity in the Roman Mediterranean
Author: Anna Kouremenos
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2017-12-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785705830

Insularity – the state or condition of being an island – has played a key role in shaping the identities of populations inhabiting islands of the Mediterranean. As entities surrounded by water and usually possessing different landscapes and ecosystems from those of the mainland, islands allow for the potential to study both the land and the sea. Archaeologically, they have the potential to reveal distinct identities shaped by such forces as invasion, imperialism, colonialism, and connectivity. The theme of insularity and identity in the Roman period has not been the subject of a book length study but has been prevalent in scholarship dealing with the prehistoric periods. The papers in this book explore the concepts of insularity and identity in the Roman period by addressing some of the following questions: what does it mean to be an island? How has insularity shaped ethnic, cultural, and social identity in the Mediterranean during the Roman period? How were islands connected to the mainland and other islands? Did insularity produce isolation or did the populations of Mediterranean islands integrate easily into a common ‘Roman’ culture? How has maritime interaction shaped the economy and culture of specific islands? Can we argue for distinct ‘island identities’ during the Roman period? The twelve papers presented here each deal with specific islands or island groups, thus allowing for an integrated view of Mediterranean insularity and identity.

Roman Religion in the Danubian Provinces

Roman Religion in the Danubian Provinces
Author: Csaba Szabó
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2022-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789257859

The Danubian provinces represent one of the largest macro-units within the Roman Empire, with a large and rich heritage of Roman material evidence. Although the notion itself is a modern 18th-century creation, this region represents a unique area, where the dominant, pre-Roman cultures (Celtic, Illyrian, Hellenistic, Thracian) are interconnected within the new administrative, economic and cultural units of Roman cities, provinces and extra-provincial networks. This book presents the material evidence of Roman religion in the Danubian provinces through a new, paradigmatic methodology, focusing not only on the traditional urban and provincial units of the Roman Empire, but on a new space taxonomy. Roman religion and its sacralized places are presented in macro-, meso- and micro-spaces of a dynamic empire, which shaped Roman religion in the 1st-3rd centuries AD and created a large number of religious glocalizations and appropriations in Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia Superior, Pannonia Inferior, Moesia Superior, Moesia Inferior and Dacia. Combining the methodological approaches of Roman provincial archaeology and religious studies, this work intends to provoke a dialogue between disciplines rarely used together in central-east Europe and beyond. The material evidence of Roman religion is interpreted here as a dynamic agent in religious communication, shaped by macro-spaces, extra-provincial routes, commercial networks, but also by the formation and constant dynamics of small group religions interconnected within this region through human and material mobilities. The book will also present for the first time a comprehensive list of sacralized spaces and divinities in the Danubian provinces.

Studia epigraphica et militaria

Studia epigraphica et militaria
Author: Marietta Horster
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2024-03-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 3111428966

Das Zusammenwirken und Nebeneinander von militärischen und zivilen Lebenswelten sind in den Provinzen in und nördlich der Alpen vor allem auch als Grenzgebiete des Imperium Romanum von großem Interesse. Das Buch bietet exemplarisch historische, epigraphische und archäologische Untersuchungen unter anderem zu Truppenbewegungen, zu militärischen Anlagen und deren baulicher Entwicklung, zu Performanz und Engagement von militärischem und administrativem Personal und deren Familien, zur Präsenz von Veteranen in Siedlungen und ihren möglichen Einfluss auf Stadtentwicklungen, zum Engagement der Zentrale in Rom in diesem Raum, aber auch zu Infrastrukturmaßnahmen vor Ort. Zudem werden einige bisher unedierte Inschriften vorgelegt und Neulesungen präsentiert. Der Band ist der CIL-Autorin Miroslava Mirković (1933-2020) gewidmet und würdigt deren Forschungsschwerpunkte. Er präsentiert aktuelle Arbeiten und gibt Impulse für zukünftige Forschungen zu Pannonien und dessen Nachbarregionen.

Birthing Romans

Birthing Romans
Author: Anna Bonnell Freidin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2024-05-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0691226296

How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirth Across the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, anxieties about childbirth tied individuals to one another, to the highest levels of imperial politics, even to the movements of the stars. Birthing Romans sheds critical light on the diverse ways pregnancy and childbirth were understood, experienced, and managed in ancient Rome during the first three centuries of the Common Era. In this beautifully written book, Anna Bonnell Freidin asks how inhabitants of the Roman Empire—especially women and girls—understood their bodies and constructed communities of care to mitigate and make sense of the risks of pregnancy and childbirth. Drawing on medical texts, legal documents, poetry, amulets, funerary art, and more, she shows how these communities were deeply human yet never just human. Freidin demonstrates how patients and caregivers took their place alongside divine and material agencies to guard against the risks inherent to childbearing. She vividly illustrates how these efforts and vital networks offer a new window onto Romans’ anxieties about order, hierarchy, and the individual’s place in the empire and cosmos. Unearthing a risky world that is both familiar and not our own, Birthing Romans reveals how mistakes, misfortunes, and interventions in childbearing were seen to have far-reaching consequences, reverberating across generations and altering the course of people’s lives, their family histories, and even the fate of an empire.

Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans

Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans
Author: Nadežda Gavrilović Vitas
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2021-02-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1789699142

'Ex Asia et Syria: Religions in the Roman Central Balkans' examines the cults of Asia Minor and Syrian origin in the Roman provinces of the Central Balkans. The author analyzes all hitherto known epigraphical and archaeological material attesting to the presence of the cults in that region, a subject yet to be the object of serious scholarly study.

Dalmatia

Dalmatia
Author: J. J. Wilkes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 664
Release: 1969
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Cult of Silvanus

The Cult of Silvanus
Author: Peter F. Dorcey
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004096011

One of the few studies that deals with Roman domestic religion as practised by the lower classes. The author collects and analyzes the enormous epigraphic and archaeological evidence for Silvanus, The Roman god of agriculture and forests, challenging the widely-held view that private cult was subordinate or inferior to civic paganism.

The Impact of the Roman Empire on the Cult of Asclepius

The Impact of the Roman Empire on the Cult of Asclepius
Author: Ghislaine van der Ploeg
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004372776

In The Impact of the Roman Empire on The Cult of Asclepius Ghislaine van der Ploeg offers an overview and analysis of how worship of the Graeco-Roman god Asclepius adapted, changed, and was disseminated under the Roman Empire. It is shown that the cult enjoyed a vibrant period of worship in the Roman era and by analysing the factors by which this religious changed happened, the impact which the Roman Empire had upon religious life is determined. Making use of epigraphic, numismatic, visual, and literary sources, van der Ploeg demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the Roman cult of Asclepius, updating current thinking about the god.