To the question of the Roman-Bosporan war in 
«On the management of empire» of Сonstantine Porphyrogenitus Cover Image

К вопросу о римско-боспорской войне в сочинении «Об управлении империей» Константина Багрянородного
To the question of the Roman-Bosporan war in «On the management of empire» of Сonstantine Porphyrogenitus

Author(s): V.A. Tikhonov
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Нижневартовский государственный университет
Keywords: Cimmerian Bosporus; Sarmatians; Cherson; Emperor Diocletian; crossbow; ballista; Constantine Porphyrogenitus

Summary/Abstract: The story of Roman-Bosporan war of the late III — early IV centuries of Constantine Porphyrogenitus described the use hersonitam against the citizens of Bosporus crossbows, citizens of Bosporus for the invasion of the Roman limits used infantry, which makes it impossible to consider the Bosporus contingents Sarmatians, the Roman-Bosporan war could be associated with some closer to the unknown, usurpare in the East Roman Empire in this period.