NECROPOLE DIN MOESIA INFERIOR ÎN SECOLELE I-III P.CHR.
CEMETERIES FROM MOESIA INFERIOR IN I ST - IIIRD CENTURIES A.D.

Summary/Abstract: The attempt to define the categories of cemeteries is based on a few criteria with general value: the types of cemeteries – flat, tumular or combined; the main funerary rites and rituals; the funerary inventory. The five categories are: I. cemeteries belonging to Roman fortifications and/or to civil settlements rising around these fortifications (Dinogeţia, Salsovia, Beroe, Sexaginta Prista, Capidavam Carsium, Barboşi). II. cemeteries belonging to municipia (Novae, Durostorum, Troesmis, Axiopolis, Noviodunum, Tropaeum Traiani, Montana) and colonia (oescus) III. cemeteries belonging to rural communities III.A. cemeteries with prevailing Roman character (Neptun, Mamaia, Sibioara, Pavlikeni, Butovo, Strahilovo, Samovodene, Târgovişte, Niculiţel, Făgăraşu Nou, Kardam, Hadjidimitrovo, Pietreni, Vardim, probably Urluchioi and, if is indeed a necropolis, Gura Canliei) The author doubts about the funerary character of the dioscoveries from Horia (pits resulting form household activities), Măcin (treasure) and Nalnant (re-use of Roman objects as funerary inventory in early Middle Age). III.B. cemeteries (graves) with prevailing autochthonous features, divided in two groups: flat graves (Enisala, Aliman, Hamcearca, Visterna) and tumular graves (Pecineaga, Independenţa, Bărăganu, Doi Moi, Gen. Toševo) The two sub-categories do not represent a strict ethnical division of rural population from Moesia Inferior; these sub-categories reveal different degrees of Romanisation of the rural population. As arguments to support these affirmation can be enumerated: the non-roman funerary features that occur in graves types III.A and typical Roman inventories or Roman funerary influences in graves type III.B. IV. cemeteries belonging to Greek cities (Niciopolis ad Istrum, Marcianopolis, Histria, tomis, Callatis, Odessos) V. six secondary graves in an ancient barrow from Baia, probablu belonging to a group of Sarmatianus arrived in the IIIrd century A.D. in northern Dobrudja.

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