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Roman cavalry mask discovered in Adrianople, Turkey - Robert Vermaat - 02-23-2022
Rare iron mask of Roman cavalry discovered in Adrianopol, Turkey
The mask of a Roman knight aged 1800 was discovered at a military ground of the 3rd century AD in Turkey. But this place is not located in the heart of the Roman Empire, but in the remote outpost of modern Turkey - the Adrianapolis.
Researchers from the Turkish University of Karabyuk discovered an 1800-year-old iron Roman face mask in a fortified building in the ancient city of Adrianopolis, near Paflagonia in the area of Eskipazar of the northern Turkish province of Karabuk. This place is believed to have been a Roman garrison, and it is located near the eastern outskirts of the great Roman Empire.
The city of Adrianopol, also known as Caesarea and Prosilemmen, is known for being the birthplace of two saints: Alipia the Columnus and Stiliana of Paphalagonia. The city was founded as the Adrianopolis in honor of Roman Emperor Adrian. The opening of the Calvary iron mask once again illustrates the Roman influence in this region of Turkey in the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
Archaeologists have been conducting excavations in Adrianopolis since 2003 and now they have discovered 14 separate buildings. The site's findings include "two bathrooms, two churches, a theater, a rock tombs, a monumental niche, a villa and an area," and a building that discovered the mask of the Roman cavalry.
The ancient city is often called the "Zevgma ю of the Black Sea" because of a large number of Roman-Christian mosaics. There are a lot of animals such as horses, elephants, panthers, deer and grifons. And all of this was discovered last year.
In the 2nd century BC. It is. , after the era of Alexander Makedonsky, the ancient Anatolia consisted of several independent kingdoms, some of which had direct relations with the Roman Republic. Istanbul (Byzantia) became a key city of the Roman Empire. Rome built this military base on the furthest eastern borders of the empire to protect against invasions from the Black Sea.
The building in which the iron mask was found was "fortified". This made a group of researchers suspect that it was most likely a Roman garrison. This idea is maintained in ancient text sources that mention a military base in Adrianopol. During the recent excavations, the team discovered new "important data" about the presence of the Roman Empire in this region.
Archaeologists who worked on the opening of a Roman military garrison building in which a mask was found said many small finds at the site will be delivered to museums in the surrounding provinces, but larger, real estate finds will come kept in place.
*Image: Turkish archaeologist holds an 1800-year-old iron mask of Roman cavalry found in the ancient garrison city of Adrianopolis, Turkey.