The Ancient Myths in the Sculpture from Augusta Traiana
The Ancient Myths in the Sculpture from Augusta Traiana

Summary/Abstract: This paper refers to the sculptural monuments with depictions of myths from one of the cities in the province of Thrace - Augusta Traiana. In the city and its territory have been discovered the representations connected with Apollo myths – the Metamorphosis of Daphne and the Punishment of Marsyas; also some with the Heracles Labours and one of Orpheus among the animals. The paper discusses the function of these sculptural monuments, as well as their iconography and style features. The monuments from Augusta Traiana reveal a very good example of the existence of mythological subjects and representations in a Roman city and its territory. These depictions find their natural place in the city itself. It is inhabited by people of different origin, but they all live in a cultural milieu, in which the Greek mythology is well known. These mythological representations are spread in the territory of Augusta Traiana under the influence of the Greek oriented city culture. They are met and used in different contexts by the various representatives of the provincial society.

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