Epigraphic Map of Tropaeum Traiani During the Principate
Epigraphic Map of Tropaeum Traiani During the Principate

Town and its Rural Territory before 317 AD

Author(s): Adrianna Gizińska
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Lower Moesia; Tropaeum Traiani; epigraphic evidence; Principate
Summary/Abstract: The Roman urban-religious complex Tropaeum Traiani in Lower Moesia province (present day-village of Adamclisi in Romania) has been studied since the end of the 19th century. Despite long-term research, only the Late Antique town has been recognized well, but finds, mainly epigraphic monuments, indicate the existence of the town in the Principate. Seventy-nine epigraphic texts dated to the first three centuries AD from Tropaeum Traiani and its rural territory indicate the existence of a town as early as in the first half of the 2nd century AD. Mapping of these epigraphic finds may be helpful in recreating not only the character of the settlements in the rural territory but also can add some interesting observations on the possible topography of the town in the Principate. The paper presents the current state of research and compares it with the results of mapping the epigraphic finds. Furthermore, epigraphic sources have been compared with concepts of the town’s origin and the topography of the site.

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