An intact Roman inscription inward Latin dating dorsum to the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 AD) has been institute past times archaeologists during the ongoing excavations inward the large ancient Thracian in addition to Roman metropolis of Kabyle.
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| The newly institute inscription provides invaluable information virtually the construction of the Roman thermae in the ancient Thracian metropolis of Kabyle during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius [Credit: Yambol Regional Museum of History] |
The ancient Thracian in addition to Roman metropolis of Kabyle is located on the southeastern gradient of a tall loma known every bit Zaychi Vrah (“Rabbit’s Mount") at a plication of the Tundzha River. The site was get-go settled at the terminate of the sec millennium BC, in addition to had a shrine on the hill’s top.
It was a major ancient Thracian metropolis which served every bit a residence of the early on kings of the Odrysian Thracian Kingdom (5th century BC – 1st century AD), in addition to was a crucial Roman armed forces military camp inward Late Antiquity.
All of ancient Thrace due south of the Lower Danube, including what had been left of the Odrysian Kingdom (5th century BC – 1st century AD), likely the most powerful kingdom of ancient Thrace (which had been reduced to a customer dry reason of Rome past times the early on decades of the 1st century), was conquered past times the Roman Empire inward 46 AD. The Thracian aristocracy in addition to population became good integrated inward Roman society.
The Thracian (Getian/Dacian) regions northward of the Lower Danube were conquered past times the Romans nether Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 AD) inward 106 AD, in addition to were lost inward 271 AD, spell the residuum of ancient Thrace, due south of the Danube, remained usage of the Roman Empire in addition to afterwards the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) upward until the expansion of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018) due south of the Danube inward 680-681 AD).
The newly discovered Roman inscription inward Kabyle consists of 7 lines. Its Latin letters are engraved on a rock slab, which is sixty centimeters tall in addition to lxxx centimeters wide.The inscription refers to the construction of the Roman thermae (public baths) inward the metropolis of Kabyle inward 166 – 169 AD.
The Kabyle thermae were built past times the Cohors II Lucensium (Second Lucensian Cohort), Roman armed forces unit of measurement based inward the Thracian metropolis at the time. The unit of measurement was commanded past times prefect (praefectus) named Elius Rufus.
The rock slab itself has been institute close the principia, the edifice for the ascendance staff of the respective Roman armed forces unit.
“All inward all, the inscription’s translation reveals that the thermae inward Kabyle were built past times the Cohors II Lucensium (Second Lucensian Cohort) at the fourth dimension when the Thracia tell was governed past times Governor Appius Claudius Martialis," Bakardzhiev said.
“During this period, [the Roman Empire] was ruled past times Emperor Marcus Aurelius, in addition to the construction was carried out nether the supervision of the commander of the Second Lucensian Cohort, Aelius Rufus," the archeologist elaborates.
During their 2017 excavations, the squad of the Yambol Museum, which too includes archaeologists Miroslav Kozarev in addition to Yavor Rusev, excavated the residence of the prefect (commander) of the Roman cohort based inward Kabyle, spell their novel digs inward 2018 are focused on the principia of the city.
Until the novel regain of the Roman inscription from the principia, the archaeologists exclusively knew that the Cohors II Lucensium (Second Lucensian Cohort) arrived inward Kabyle inward 136 AD.
However, they accept had no information whatever virtually the construction action of the armed forces unit.
“The regain of this inscription is farther bear witness that nosotros are indeed excavating the headquarters of the Roman armed forces unit of measurement based inward Kabyle," Bakardzhiev has emphasized.
The newly institute inscription is the 4th i always institute inward Kabyle to supply information virtually the Roman construction plant inward the ancient Thracian city.
“Up until now, nosotros were non aware of the fourth dimension when the Roman thermae of Kabyle were constructed," the Yambol History Museum manager says.
For the past times 4 seasons, the excavations inward the ancient Thracian in addition to Roman metropolis of Kabyle accept been carried out amongst funding from Yambol Municipality; after July 2018, they are gear upward to proceed amongst funding from Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture.
The archaeologists promise to hold out able to demo inward situ the structures that they accept discovered during the past times duet of years, including the principia in addition to the prefect’s residence.
Author: Ivan Dikov | Source: Archaeology inward Republic of Bulgaria [July 07, 2018]
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