Inscriptions and stamps on Roman weapons and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes
Abstract
The presentation is dedicated to the rare examples of the inscribed and stamped weapons
and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes, i.e. provinces of Pannonia Inferior and
Moesia Superior or later Pannonia Secunda and Moesia Prima.
We are familiar with circa twenty finds of helmets, swords, spears, slights, parts of military equipment
and horse gear, but also with an extraordinary specimen of parade armour, which belonged
to the troops stationed on the Roman Limes in Serbia during the Principate and early Dominate.
Analyses of the rare seals, that is, of their inscriptions, provide important data on the character
of fabricae (state fabricae, military camp`s officinae, fabricate privatae). On the other hand,
punctured and engraved inscriptions on weapons and military equipment are more common
and contain more information about the owner, such as personal name, name of the unit (centuria,
cohors), name of the superior officer, and in some cases name of the armourer, ...which
could indicate his possible origin and indirectly the place of manufacture.
Keywords:
inscription / stamp / Roman weapons / military equipment / Danube limes / Serbia / Pannonia Inferior / Moesia Superior / Pannonia Secunda / Moesia PrimaSource:
24. Limes Congress Serbia, 02-09 September 2018, Belgrade - Viminacium, Book of Abstracts, 2018, 59-59Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology
Institution/Community
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - CONF AU - Cvijetić, Jelena AU - Kosanović, Ivana PY - 2018 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/643 AB - The presentation is dedicated to the rare examples of the inscribed and stamped weapons and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes, i.e. provinces of Pannonia Inferior and Moesia Superior or later Pannonia Secunda and Moesia Prima. We are familiar with circa twenty finds of helmets, swords, spears, slights, parts of military equipment and horse gear, but also with an extraordinary specimen of parade armour, which belonged to the troops stationed on the Roman Limes in Serbia during the Principate and early Dominate. Analyses of the rare seals, that is, of their inscriptions, provide important data on the character of fabricae (state fabricae, military camp`s officinae, fabricate privatae). On the other hand, punctured and engraved inscriptions on weapons and military equipment are more common and contain more information about the owner, such as personal name, name of the unit (centuria, cohors), name of the superior officer, and in some cases name of the armourer, which could indicate his possible origin and indirectly the place of manufacture. PB - Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology C3 - 24. Limes Congress Serbia, 02-09 September 2018, Belgrade - Viminacium, Book of Abstracts T1 - Inscriptions and stamps on Roman weapons and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes EP - 59 SP - 59 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_643 ER -
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Cvijetić, J.,& Kosanović, I.. (2018). Inscriptions and stamps on Roman weapons and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes. in 24. Limes Congress Serbia, 02-09 September 2018, Belgrade - Viminacium, Book of Abstracts Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology., 59-59. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_643
Cvijetić J, Kosanović I. Inscriptions and stamps on Roman weapons and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes. in 24. Limes Congress Serbia, 02-09 September 2018, Belgrade - Viminacium, Book of Abstracts. 2018;:59-59. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_643 .
Cvijetić, Jelena, Kosanović, Ivana, "Inscriptions and stamps on Roman weapons and military equipment from the Serbian part of Limes" in 24. Limes Congress Serbia, 02-09 September 2018, Belgrade - Viminacium, Book of Abstracts (2018):59-59, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_643 .