Herakles - fondatorul legendar al cetăţii Callatis
Herakles - the Legendary Founder of Callatis
Author(s): Laurențiu RaduSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Callatis; Herakles;
Summary/Abstract: The article is structured in two parts. The first part presents the legends and cult of Herakles in the Greek-Roman world and the use of the hero's image for the propaganda of the Hellenistic monarchs and the Roman emperors. The second part analyzes the information about the cult of Herakles at Callatis: inscriptions, statues, imperial coins with the legend of KTICTHC, concluding that the data at our disposal prove that Heracles was considered in the early Roman age, the legendary founder of the Callatian fortress.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 9-18
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian