09-28-2007, 12:47 AM
Roman Military Epigraphy II
Schmitdt, C "Les cultes orientaux dans les camps militaires du Haut-Empire romain"
Schmidt presented a paper on the role and status of oriental cults in the life of roman camps. He concentrated particularly on the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus (e.g. RIB 1725), which is the best epigraphically attested cult, as well as others, including mithraism. Schmidt demonstrated that such cults did have a important, and acknowledged, role in the religious life of the camps, but that certain cults and practices, while acknowledged, where placed outside of the camp itself.
Zahariade, M "Recruitment and Veternas in the 'Auxillia Thracum.' Romanization or Resistence?
Zaharide's paper looked at the settlement patterns for Thracian veterans. In doing so, he showed that a clear pattern emerges over time: initially (1st C. AD) Thracian veterans returned to Thrace or to nearby provinces after retirement; over time (mid 2nd C. AD onwards), and as communities developed, they began to settle in the Rhine provinces. He linked this change to a tension between the initially strong tribal ties which existed within Thrace, and the growing Thracian communities which established themselves around the legion bases where the men had served.
Onur, F. "The military edict of Anastasius I from Perge"
Onur presented an extremely interesting and significant new inscription. He has been working with around 850 fragments of an edict from c.AD491-495 which was set up in Perge, the capital of Pamphylia, inscribed upon three plaques. The edict concerns corrput promotions within the army at the time, and the first two plaques are a translation into Greek of the original speech made by Anastasius, the second a translation of the formal order relating to it. The final, and perhaps most interesting, plaque, appears to list the number of individuals of each rank in a legion, and what they were to be paid. Such a text is obviously without parallel for the period, and a full text of the inscription is eagerly awaited.
Schmitdt, C "Les cultes orientaux dans les camps militaires du Haut-Empire romain"
Schmidt presented a paper on the role and status of oriental cults in the life of roman camps. He concentrated particularly on the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus (e.g. RIB 1725), which is the best epigraphically attested cult, as well as others, including mithraism. Schmidt demonstrated that such cults did have a important, and acknowledged, role in the religious life of the camps, but that certain cults and practices, while acknowledged, where placed outside of the camp itself.
Zahariade, M "Recruitment and Veternas in the 'Auxillia Thracum.' Romanization or Resistence?
Zaharide's paper looked at the settlement patterns for Thracian veterans. In doing so, he showed that a clear pattern emerges over time: initially (1st C. AD) Thracian veterans returned to Thrace or to nearby provinces after retirement; over time (mid 2nd C. AD onwards), and as communities developed, they began to settle in the Rhine provinces. He linked this change to a tension between the initially strong tribal ties which existed within Thrace, and the growing Thracian communities which established themselves around the legion bases where the men had served.
Onur, F. "The military edict of Anastasius I from Perge"
Onur presented an extremely interesting and significant new inscription. He has been working with around 850 fragments of an edict from c.AD491-495 which was set up in Perge, the capital of Pamphylia, inscribed upon three plaques. The edict concerns corrput promotions within the army at the time, and the first two plaques are a translation into Greek of the original speech made by Anastasius, the second a translation of the formal order relating to it. The final, and perhaps most interesting, plaque, appears to list the number of individuals of each rank in a legion, and what they were to be paid. Such a text is obviously without parallel for the period, and a full text of the inscription is eagerly awaited.
Tom Wrobel
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