Recruited for the Local Army, despite faraway from their Home: two Cases from the Province of Moesia Superior
Recruited for the Local Army, despite faraway from their Home: two Cases from the Province of Moesia Superior
Author(s): Zdravko DimitrovSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Ancient World, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Upper Moesia; veterans’ settlement; military mobility
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses two inscriptions attesting two soldiers recruited from the province of Upper Moesia. The main aim of this survey is to provide an overview of military mobility and to highlight the diversity of practices in the choice of veterans’ settlement. Starting from the place of discovery of the inscriptions, the data provide some interesting patterns and demonstrate their complexity.
Journal: Electrum. Studia z historii starożytnej
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 101 - 106
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
