Lamp with the mark of Hermes of Cyzicus, found in Callatis. Notes on the ties of Cyzicus and Western Black Sea Cover Image

Un opaiţ cu marca Hermes Cyzicianul descoperit la Callatis. Note despre legăturile dintre spaţiul dobrogean şi oraşul Cyzicus
Lamp with the mark of Hermes of Cyzicus, found in Callatis. Notes on the ties of Cyzicus and Western Black Sea

Author(s): Laurenţiu Radu
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Economic history, Ancient World
Published by: Institutul de Cercetari Eco-Muzeale Tulcea - Institutul de Istorie si Arheologie
Keywords: Mangalia;Romania;Cyzicus;Callatis;Lamp

Summary/Abstract: During the archaeological rescue survey in Mangalia (Callatis) in 2005, several Early Roman Age tombs were thoroughly investigated. In this paper we analyze the lamp found in tomb no. 1, bearing the mark (2nd century AD) of Hermes of Cyzicus. This is proof of the commercial ties between Cyzicus and the western Black Sea.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2016
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 129-144
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian