Romans in the Middle and Lower Danube Valley, 1st century BC–5th century AD: Case Studies in Archaeology, Epigraphy and History

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This volume contains 11 articles that spring from the conference 'Bridging the Danube: Roman Occupation and Interaction in the Middle and Lower Danube Valley, 1st-5th c. AD' (Timişoara, 2014). The papers present current research by East European scholars at sites such as Novae, Viminacium and Drobeta. The volume is, in part, intended to stimulate awareness amongst western scholars of the importance of the provinces of Moesia, Dacia and Thracia in the history of the Roman Empire and the research potential in the region. Topics include the effect of the Romans on native settlements and defensive systems, the integration of modern technology and historical maps in archaeological surveys, the food supply of the Roman army, Roman defensive systems, funerary practices, demographic issues concerning Roman soldiers and settlers in the Danubian provinces, and imperial portraiture. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ADAPTATIONS TO THE DACIAN DEFENSIVE SYSTEM IN THE DANUBE VALLEY, FIRST C. BC – FIRST C. AD PRE-ROMAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE HINTERLAND OF NOVAE (MOESIA): A REASSESSMENT OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE CONQUERED TRIBES BY THE ROMANS THE ROLE OF THE EQUITES DALMATAE IN THE LATE ROMAN DEFENSIVE SYSTEM IN THE DANUBE VALLEY FOOD STORAGE ALONG THE DANUBE IN MOESIA SUPERIOR THE USE OF AMPHORAE IN BURIALS AT VIMINACIUM ROMAN FUNERARY LAW ON THE LOWER DANUBE: THEORY AND PRACTICE ROMAN FORTRESSES AND SITES ALONG THE LOWER DANUBE: RECONSIDERING A NINETEENTH CENTURY SOURCE IN THE LIGHTOF MODERN CARTOGRAPHY AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THE ETHNIC ORIGIN OF ROMAN SOLDIERS IN LOWER MOESIA: OCCUPATION OR INTEGRATION? SOCIAL AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN ROMAN DROBETA: DEMOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATIONS OF FUNERARY MONUMENTS ROMAN FORTIFICATIONS ALONG THE FORMER UPPER MOESIAN LIMES AD 270-378 IMPERIAL AND OFFICIAL PORTRAITURE IN NOVAE (LOWER MOESIA, MOESIA II) IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT