Noi date privind zidul de incintă al Tomisului din antichitatea târzie
New Data on the Fortification Wall of Tomis in Late Antiquity
Author(s): Octavian MitroiSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Tomis; enclosure wall; Late Roman Age; Roman-Byzantine Age;
Summary/Abstract: This article regards discoveries made at the enclosure wall of Tomis fromthe Late Antiquity during public interest works carried out in 2013. The discovery of a short segment of the defensive wall’s foundations off building no. 30 Ferdinand Boulevard,with a NNW-SSE orientation, indicates a chicane layout of the enclosure wall in itssector off the Archaeological Park. Besides this find, data obtained from an excavation thattook place in front of the gate situated next to the Fantasio Theatre provided new evidenceof the existence of a moat (fossa) in front of the defensive wall and the access way of thegate as well, that also hinting the crossing of the fossa by means of a bridge.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 52
- Page Range: 83-96
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Romanian