Stoneworkers’ Hercules. A Comment on an Upper Moesian Inscription
Stoneworkers’ Hercules. A Comment on an Upper Moesian Inscription
Author(s): Dragana NikolićSubject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Upper Moesia; Iron Gates; quarrying; Hercules; Roman legions; vexillations;
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to provide comments on the worship of Hercules as a protector of Roman stoneworkers, focusing on an inscription from Upper Moesia — a tabula from the Iron Gates gorge dedicated to Hercules by the lapidarii of the legions VII Claudia and IV Flavia.
Journal: Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 457-463
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English