ULPIA TOPEIROS. THE IMPERIAL NOMEN GENTILICIUM IN A CITY-TITLE IN ROMAN THRACE
ULPIA TOPEIROS. THE IMPERIAL NOMEN GENTILICIUM IN A CITY-TITLE IN ROMAN THRACE
Author(s): Ivo TopalilovSubject(s): Public Administration, Ancient World
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Imperial gentilicium; epithet; Trajan; Thrace; propaganda; city-title;
Summary/Abstract: On the 211-212 coinage from the Thracian peregrine city of Topeiros, the city-title featured the Trajanic nomen gentilicum Οὐλπία. This offers an opportunity to study the reasons behind this practice in Thrace as Topeiros had obtained municipal status long before the Trajan’s times. The inquiry leads to the conclusion that it is linked to the imperial visit of Caracalla and Julia Domna, also involving local propaganda advertise restoration of lands which had been incorporated into the city’s territory during the reign of Trajan.
Journal: Studia Europaea Gnesnensia
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 87-94
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
