Papers by Dan Aparaschivei
LIMES XXIIII Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, 2nd − 9th September 2018 Viminacium − Belgrade, Serbia VOLUME I, 2023
The phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage in Antiquity has been studied from theological, historical... more The phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage in Antiquity has been studied from theological, historical and archaeological
perspectives, but also from art history perspective and from the point of view of its socio-economic
implications. The pilgrims who traveled to the holy places or the martyrs' sanctuaries returned home, carrying
sanctified water, blessed oil, or earth (manna) from the holy places visited in small vessels called ampoules.
The origin of these objects, included in the category of eulogiae, could be identified according to their form, the
material from which they were made, and also on the iconography.
The subject of this paper is an ampoule of the Micro-Asiatic type, discovered in relatively good conditions,
and which has on both sides represented two characters of the Christian pantheon. The find originates from the
systematic archaeological research in the Late Roman fortress of Ibida, Scythia province (Slava Rusă, Tulcea
County, Romania) during the campaign in 2016. The discovered ampulla has few analogies in the Lower Danube
area but is unique in terms of iconography. Its shape, fabric and its analogies identified in the Asia Minor region
make it possible to establish its origin in the Ephesus region. It is quite possible that it was purchased from the
Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, a famous pilgrimage site during Late Antiquity.
Moreover, the Ibida archaeological complex is dotted with numerous other finds testifying for a very active religious
life, especially in the second half of 6th century, when the present piece is dated. This is argued for also by
the monastic complex near the fortress, but also the intra-mural basilica from which only architectural fragments
are preserved. The ampoule analyzed here confirms that the inhabitants of the fortress had an active Christian
life and demonstrated their faith also by traveling to the holy places of Christendom.
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Varia Archaeologica III, 2023
The paper presents the interdisciplinary results of three ceramic fragments from dolia‑type vesse... more The paper presents the interdisciplinary results of three ceramic fragments from dolia‑type vessels, discovered in the archaeological excavations from Curtain X area of the late Roman citadel of Ibida. The samples were analyzed by OM, SEM‑EDX and μ‑FTIR techniques in order to identify some archaeometric characteristics, related to the nature of the materials and pyrotechnological processes. Thus, from a mineralogical point of view, the presence of local geological elements was established and illustrates the manufacturing of the containers with a clay located near the settlement, and the compositional analysis shows the use of the same clay source for the production of all the analyzed vessels. From a technological perspective, two ways of vessels manufacturing techniques were observed in terms of paste processing as well as firing temperatures
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În partea central-nordică a Dobrogei, în satul Slava Rusă (comuna Slava Cercheză, judeţul Tulcea)... more În partea central-nordică a Dobrogei, în satul Slava Rusă (comuna Slava Cercheză, judeţul Tulcea), a fost localizat unul dintre cele mai întinse complexe fortificate romano-bizantine din regiunea Dunării de Jos. Pomenită de Procopius din Caesarea, între cetăţile refăcute de Justinian sub denumirea de Ibida 2 şi apoi, posibil, de către Theophylactus Simocata 3 , cu un apelativ diferit, probabil (L?)Ibida 4 , aşezarea prezintă un potenţial arheologic remarcabil. Primele cercetări arheologice au fost iniţiate de către D. C. Butculescu, în 1853 5. După aproape o jumătate de secol, P. Polonic, din însărcinarea lui Gr. Tocilescu, reuşea să creioneze un plan al fortificaţiilor 6. La începutul secolului al XX-lea, R. Netzhammer a vizitat regiunea 7 , dar săpături arheologice efective au fost realizate de către G. G. Mateescu, în 1926 şi apoi în 1953, de o echipă de cercetare venită de la Histria 8. În anii '70, Al. S. Ştefan, folosind fotogrametria în cercetarea arheologică, a redactat planul zonei arheologice de la Slava Rusă, care a rămas de referinţă până astăzi (pl. 1).
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In the Roman classical time, as well as during the Christian period, the very young age of marria... more In the Roman classical time, as well as during the Christian period, the very young age of marriageable girls indicates that their passage from childhood to adulthood was somewhat enforced. Our study aims to observe and comment on several aspects regarding the de jure and de facto marriageable age and consequently the age of passage from childhood to adulthood between the 1 st and the 6 th centuries AD in the area corresponding to the late Roman province Scythia Minor. The importance of marriage and childbearing in the Roman world is revealed, also, by the sources that refer to the premature death of young people, before their marriage. Analyzing the symbolic meaning of funeral inventory in graves of marriageable girls is another objective of this study. The clothing, the jewels and the rest of the funeral inventory, together with the specific rituals might reveal unmarried status of the deceased young woman, but also her nulliparial status and consequently her symbolic "childhood".
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perspectives, but also from art history perspective and from the point of view of its socio-economic
implications. The pilgrims who traveled to the holy places or the martyrs' sanctuaries returned home, carrying
sanctified water, blessed oil, or earth (manna) from the holy places visited in small vessels called ampoules.
The origin of these objects, included in the category of eulogiae, could be identified according to their form, the
material from which they were made, and also on the iconography.
The subject of this paper is an ampoule of the Micro-Asiatic type, discovered in relatively good conditions,
and which has on both sides represented two characters of the Christian pantheon. The find originates from the
systematic archaeological research in the Late Roman fortress of Ibida, Scythia province (Slava Rusă, Tulcea
County, Romania) during the campaign in 2016. The discovered ampulla has few analogies in the Lower Danube
area but is unique in terms of iconography. Its shape, fabric and its analogies identified in the Asia Minor region
make it possible to establish its origin in the Ephesus region. It is quite possible that it was purchased from the
Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, a famous pilgrimage site during Late Antiquity.
Moreover, the Ibida archaeological complex is dotted with numerous other finds testifying for a very active religious
life, especially in the second half of 6th century, when the present piece is dated. This is argued for also by
the monastic complex near the fortress, but also the intra-mural basilica from which only architectural fragments
are preserved. The ampoule analyzed here confirms that the inhabitants of the fortress had an active Christian
life and demonstrated their faith also by traveling to the holy places of Christendom.
perspectives, but also from art history perspective and from the point of view of its socio-economic
implications. The pilgrims who traveled to the holy places or the martyrs' sanctuaries returned home, carrying
sanctified water, blessed oil, or earth (manna) from the holy places visited in small vessels called ampoules.
The origin of these objects, included in the category of eulogiae, could be identified according to their form, the
material from which they were made, and also on the iconography.
The subject of this paper is an ampoule of the Micro-Asiatic type, discovered in relatively good conditions,
and which has on both sides represented two characters of the Christian pantheon. The find originates from the
systematic archaeological research in the Late Roman fortress of Ibida, Scythia province (Slava Rusă, Tulcea
County, Romania) during the campaign in 2016. The discovered ampulla has few analogies in the Lower Danube
area but is unique in terms of iconography. Its shape, fabric and its analogies identified in the Asia Minor region
make it possible to establish its origin in the Ephesus region. It is quite possible that it was purchased from the
Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, a famous pilgrimage site during Late Antiquity.
Moreover, the Ibida archaeological complex is dotted with numerous other finds testifying for a very active religious
life, especially in the second half of 6th century, when the present piece is dated. This is argued for also by
the monastic complex near the fortress, but also the intra-mural basilica from which only architectural fragments
are preserved. The ampoule analyzed here confirms that the inhabitants of the fortress had an active Christian
life and demonstrated their faith also by traveling to the holy places of Christendom.
Volumul de față, al treilea din această serie, reunește textele comunicărilor prezentate la Conferința anuală a Institutului de Arheologie din Iași, care s‑a desfășurat în intervalul 19–22 octombrie 2022, în cadrul seriei de activități științifice dedicate „Zilelor Academice Ieșene”, ediția a XXXVII‑a. Lucrările Conferinței au fost găzduite în Aula Academiei Române‑Filiala Iaşi și au adunat 40 de comunicări științifice ale unor cercetători, profesori, doctoranzi, masteranzi şi studenţi din peste
15 centre de cercetare și de învățământ superior din România și Republica Moldova.
Schineni – ‘La Islaz’ (2017-2020), a multi-layered site was identified, dated from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. The aim of this paper is to present the coin finds from the 2nd-4th century AD settlement. Five Roman imperial denarii were discovered inside three houses (H6, 17, 20). All coins came exclusively from the earliest habitation level of the site (ca. AD 106-170), which is divided into two chronological phases. The earliest issue (denarius of Vespasian, H17) belongs to the first occupation phase of the site (ca. AD 106-150). The remaining denarii (of Domitian – H17, Hadrian – 2 pcs. – H6 and H17 and Marcus Aurelius / Lucius Verus – H20) were discovered in the upper layer, which represents the second habitation phase of the site (ca. AD 150-170). Some of these relics even bear the traces of the fire that led
to the destruction of the housing complexes and the cessation of the first habitation level. Among this small coinage batch, there are some very particular issues, such as: a denarius subaeratus (of Vespasian) and two pierced denarii (of Domitian and Hadrian). So far, most of the Roman coins from a ‘Free Dacian’ site have been discovered in the settlement of Schineni. The fact they were found in clear, well-dated archaeological contexts contributes to the understanding of the chronology of Roman coin finds in this part of the Barbaricum. The imperial denarii arrived in Western Moldavia in already formed hoards likely since the first half of the 2nd century AD. Starting with this early period, the local population, of ‘Geto-Dacian’ origin, reworked and awarded them with new functions, different from those held within the Empire.
Session 19: Late Antique defensive construction programmes, theorisation, design, financing, implementation and combat testing… Late Antiquity as an apotheosis of poliorcetics
If there is one field where the transition from the High to the Late Roman Empire is significantly visible, it is the field of military architecture. Even though its evolution is gradual, the 3rd – 5th century AD interval (in the Western Empire), or the 3rd-7th century one (in the Eastern Empire), we can nevertheless witness a large number of adaptations of previous paradigms to the new realities. This is also a period of innovations and inventions, in which various technical and functional particularities are emerging, in many areas. Their implementation responds to needs and programs launched at different administrative levels, from the imperial court for the most important ones to the most local initiatives, via diocesan or provincial officials. Some of these projects are the result of programs carefully calibrated before their execution, others are the result of more or less marked empiricism.
The study of Late Antiquity fortifications has for long highlighted some regional specifications, such as the use of consistent fortification plans, the association of various tower forms according to regular patterns, or clear predominances of some architectural shapes. The present session aims to bring together researchers who wish to present and review some of these particularities, while seeking, as far as possible, to place them in a framework based on the decision-making level : Imperial, diocesian, provincial, local. A gathering of all these information could to be bring to light a clearer vision in the process of building at that times. Indeed, comparisons could be made between different kinds of building programs or simply between various periods of Late Antiquity. To what extent one can identify the various decision makers, the institutions or persons in charge of the implementation? Is it possible to draw organisational patterns of late Roman authority in the field of territorial defence? Are these patterns homogeneous, and how do they evolve in space and time? Can one establish links between the construction of fortifications, on any scale, and the organisation of the military administration?
These are all the questions we would like to address by intersecting and converging the views of scholars from a variety of geographical and chronological backgrounds, including historians, archaeologists, epigraphists and architects…
The LIMES XXVI Scientific Committee is pleased to invite you to submit proposals for conference papers as well as posters.
Proposals should preferably use the available Limes Congress call for papers form (attached document in pdf)
Please make sure to state the session number (on the left hand side in the following table) as well as the session title.
For a better overview, the sessions have been grouped in general themes in the table below, but these are preliminary and need not be stated in the paper proposal.
Proposing a poster for one of the two poster sessions, please also use the Call for Papers form.
The proposals should be submitted to: limes2024@uw.edu.pl
The proposals will be forwarded to the relevant session organisers. Please note that it has been decided that a minimum of four (4) paper proposals are mandatory for a session to be implemented during the 26th Limes Congress. Also, as organizers, we also reserve the right to suggest the merging of sessions, if they are related and the number of paper proposals should be low.
Deadline: The deadline for the submission of paper/poster proposals is 30 September 2023 at the latest.
Questions? Please contact us at: limes2024@uw.edu.pl