Епиграфски сведения за римското провинциално общество в и около Абритус 1–3 в.
Epigraphic Evidence for Roman Provincial Society in and around Abritus 1–3 c.

Summary/Abstract: The Roman castellum Abritus, located during archaeological excavations in the 1950s and 1960s, about 2 km east of the modern town of Razgrad, Bulgaria, is among the military camps of auxiliary troops whose main role is to preserve peace in the area between Danube river and the Balkan Mountains, as well as to counteract the barbaric offensives originating from the northern lands of the Lower Danube limes. Due to the fact that it housed ancillary military units, as well as archaeological evidence of the remains of buildings and the other unclear architectural components in the immediate vicinity, suggest the presence of official and private epigraphic monuments. The inscriptions published so far are not limited to the territory of the Hisarlak area, but also to the villages near Razgrad. Some texts have been discussed many times before, but the revision gives them the opportunity to draw a more complete insight of Roman provincial society. The examples clearly show the Romanization process in the Lower Moesia lands on a smaller scale, which is emerging in and around the territory of Abritus. The Roman army appears to be the primary factor for the penetration of Roman influence in these lands. The erected inscriptions from Abritus, which mention veterans, Roman citizens, and migrants in the canabae of the castellum, testify to the gradual absorption of lands east of the Yantra River by a population that succeeded through its entry into the army. Abritus land is a vast territory that provides sufficient livelihoods through cultivation. This is also one of the factors that contribute to the economic uplift of the population, whether local or veterans. This is confirmed by the epigraphic material in the castellum and the surrounding area, which is characterized by good workmanship and rich decorative elements. It is obviously a population of a high standard and expressing its economic presence through the so­called “epigraphic habit”.

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