БОГАТИ ГРОБОВЕ В ПРОВИНЦИЯ ТРАКИЯ (I–III В.): ПОЯВА, СЪЩНОСТ И ОБЩА ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА
RICH GRAVES IN THE THRACIA PROVINCE (1ST-3RD CENTURY): EMERGENCE, ESSENCE AND GENERAL

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the present article is to find the reasons for the reappearance of the “rich graves” during the 1st-3rd centuries AD on the territory of the Roman Province Thracia. The study of the phenomenon of the “rich graves” includes the presentation of its chronology, territorial scope, essence and main characteristics. The main reason for the existence of the rich graves during the 1st-3rd centuries AD is the universal custom, the privileged stratum of society to demonstrate its political and economic power. The heaping of big mounds, the building of monumental tombs and heroons with the intention to be eternal, the deposition of richly ornamented chariots around or within the tumuli and their deliberate damaging, the burials of horses and dogs, the traces from impressive burial feasts, as well as the deposition/cremation of luxury objects, all this has its political meaning, a way to demonstrate, defend and recognise the power of the provincial elite.

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