For Yous Data - Thou Armoury Of The Roman Legions Reveals More

Novae was ane of the few nifty Roman legionary fortresses along the empire's border, forming component of the defences (limes Moesiae) along the Danube inwards what is today northern Bulgaria. The village subsequently expanded into a town inwards the Roman tell Moesia Inferior, subsequently Moesia II. The fortress is ane of the few along the limes to convey been excavated as well as immediately opened upward to the public. At acquaint mainly the key component of the site hae been excavated as well as restored.

Excavation site-aerial-view [Credit: medico Andrzej-Biernacki, AMU]

The root traces of the monumental rock construction of the armoury of legionary campsite housing the Roman soldiers of  Legio I Italica were on late discovered yesteryear AMU archaeologists from the Faculty of Historical Studies  a few years agone yesteryear medico Elena Klenina as well as medico Andrzej B. Biernacki. Only end year, however, were they able to decide that this construction was inwards fact an arsenal – armoury. This year’s excavations convey yielded to a greater extent than information nigh the subsequent history of the site.

The construction built yesteryear the Roman soldiers was massive, occupying nigh 1800 foursquare metres. It was constructed during the root one-half of the instant century. Its base of operations consisted of 6 monumental rectangular pillars arranged inwards 2 rows. They were made of exactly matched, hexagonal blocks of limestone. In the persuasion of the researchers, it is the largest edifice yet discovered inwards all the known legionary camps along the Danube River.

Excavations at the Novae site [Credit: medico Andrzej-Biernacki, AMU]

“At the cease of the 4th century the construction was rebuilt as well as thence it too changed its function: instead of military machine installations, it started to shop grain as well as other foodstuffs necessary to proceed the legion stationed here”, said Dr Klenina, caput of the International Interdisciplinary Archaeological Expedition “Novae” of the Adam Mickiewicz University inwards Poznań.

Within the construction archaeologists constitute numerous artefacts, including over a hundred bronze coins. They were minted inwards the root quarter of the 4th century AD as well as a dozen unopen to coins too appointment from the times of Emperor Licinius I (308-324 AD).

H5N1 limestone sculpture of a caput depicting a syncretic deity - Dionysus-Sabazios - was too recovered. According to medico Biernacki, an AMU archeologist who has been involved inwards piece of employment at Novae for many years, the artefact may dot the arrival of settlers from really distant regions. From an artistic side, the sculpture exhibits distinctly middle-eastern influences amongst elements of Greek fine art of the 1st or 2d centuries AD.

Source: Adam Mickiewicz University inwards Poznań [August 24, 2018]


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