Jakub Halama - anglický abstrakt dizertace Roman-germanic relationship and contacts in roman age in the light of finds from roman provenance in Bohemia, mainly TERRA SIGILLATA finds Abstract Dissertation thesis in particular are based on terra sigillata finds in Bohemia. In the first part of catalogue (certain finds) there are 103 pieces of terra sigillata from 52 localities (together 112 fragments and whole vessels). And in the second part of the catalogue (unsure or non-filed finds) other 23 - 24 pieces from 15 localities. Generally terra sigillata comes from German settlements, those are spread through all the main settlement areas of the Roman period. Records from the southwest Bohemia are also interesting. Main part from the datable 1st - 3rd century terra sigillata have goods from Rheinzabern (41 %) and from the central Gallia (35,9 %); ceramics from Westerndorf is less represented (7,7 %) and there are only few terra sigillata finds from the south Gallia, Trier, Heiligenberg and Pfaffenhofen. This combination of the finds is approximate to localities in Norikum province. Sigillata of this origin came through south Bohemia and Moravia, other direction went from Raetie through southwest Bohemia. Artifacts from 1st century and 1st half of the 2nd century appears in Bohemia very rare. The largest supply...

13 Abstract The present thesis aims to answer questions regarding function of many Early Roman fortifications investigated in past decades in the region of Northern Negev, i.e. in the valley of Nahal Beersheva between modern towns of Arad and Beersheva. In past, various interpretations were provided, often conflicting with each other and therefore author sought to look at this topic from different point of view, using GIS based tools to explore spatial relationships between the fortifications and settlements in terms of intervisibility (for military signaling and control) and relation to road-system. Moreover, Early Roman Judaea was unstable region with high prevalence of banditry and thus assumption is that military responded to these threats. The results of viewshed analysis (intervisiblity) and least-cost path (reconstruction of road system) can roughly divide the region in question to the zones. In the first zone, most of the fortifications are intervisible and also exercise control of settlements and roads; while in the second zone forts cannot communicate using signals but are located on important roads providing water, lodging and security to travelers. It leads to conclusion that these forts served as stations of detached military units concerned with policing and administration (in both zones) and...

Luboš Rypka Římsko-provinciální keramika doby římské a období stěhování národů v Čechách (The Pottery from the Roman Provinces in Bohemia during the Roman and Migration Period). Unpublished master thesis. ÚPRAV FFUK Praha (Institute of Prehistory and Early History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague). Praha/Prague 2012. Keywords: Roman-provincial pottery, archaeological finds, Roman imports, Roman Period, Migration Period, Bohemia Abstract In his master thesis, author focuses on the finds of Roman-provincial pottery in Bohemia during the Roman and Migration Period from 68 sites in 58 cadastral units. A number of 208 pottery sherds from the settlements of Roman and Migration Period as well as 16 preserved whole or only slightly damaged vessels from the graves of Migration Period, are analyzed. Together, there must had been at least 173 up to 194 ceramic vessels of Roman-provincial origin imported into region of Bohemia. The main stress is putted on an elaborate catalogue of finds. In the analytical part, the 11, respectively 12 main categories of Roman-provincial pottery featured in Bohemia are set aside, the essential finds are briefly discussed and the possible directions of supply of (not only) ceramic import from the Roman Provinces into Bohemia are outlined.

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Late Roman chronicles are little studied and greatly misunderstood. The purpose of this dissertation is to treat a Late Roman chronicler, Hydatius, as a living, breathing person and to use the chronicle as a means of revealing this individual: his beliefs, his interests, his fears, his attitudes, his view of the Empire, and his abilities as an historian. Hydatius was a bishop in Gallaecia, writing in 468-9 amidst the Suevic depredations of Spain. As a result he is a unique source in that he is the earliest extant historian who wrote in a post- Roman (i.e. Mediaeval) world. His chronicle is the only detailed source for Spanish history in the fifth century and the only detailed source written about the fifth-century barbarian invasions and settlements. Though extremely isolated he had remarkable contacts with the outside world and his chronicle is a unique source for much non- Spanish information. It is also one of the most personal of all the Late Antique chronicles and therefore an excellent gateway for an examination of the Late Roman world as seen through the eyes of a contemporary. For these reasons, Hydatius' vivid and often emotive account of the sufferings of Gallaecia at the hands of the Sueves and Goths, framed by the parallel military, religious and imperial history of the Eastern and Western empires and set within the eschatological context of the imminent Apocalypse, deserves detailed study. The production of a new critical edition, based on only the third, complete, first-hand examination of the sole major manuscript (B) since 1615 and the first produced from all known manuscript evidence, complete with apparatuses on the manuscripts, chronology and orthography, was necessitated by the perverse Sources chrétiennes edition of 1974 and the discovery of new evidence from a careful study of manuscript B.

This thesis utilises the evidence from mortuary archaeology to explore the identity of the inhabitants of Britain during the period of Roman rule. It assimilates burial evidence from diverse sources both published and unpublished and integrates it with other material and literary evidence to investigate the people of the province and examine aspects of their lives. By assessing the extent and reliability of the mortuary evidence and by combining this evidence from major cemeteries, smaller burial sites and individual or isolated burials it has been possible to determine aspects of their lives from a different perspective than that previously employed. The thesis has been divided into five parts. Part 1 (chapters 1 to 3) serves as an introduction. Part 2 (chapters 4 and 5) considers the evidence available while Part 3 (chapters 6 to 8) focuses on specific groups within the population. Part 4 (chapter 9) looks at instances of death and burial that differ from the norm and Part 5 (chapters 10-12) presents a picture of the daily life of these people. The study concludes with a summing up of the evidence and a look at the future of mortuary studies of Roman Britain. The introductory chapters set out the objectives of the dissertation, look at the work that has already been done in this area and evaluates the need for a synthesis of the available evidence. The scope of the project, both temporally and geographically is outlined in chapter 2. The third chapter takes a look at the contemporary written evidence available, in the form of literary and epigraphic contributions, and assesses its reliability as an indicator of the appearance and lives of the Romano-Britons. This survey looks not only at the Roman view of the natives of the province but extends beyond the Roman period to examine the literary evidence that is available from the subsequent centuries. Chapters 4 and 5 take an in-depth look at the evidence available on the people of Roman Britain. The extent of the burial evidence is reviewed in chapter 4 while chapter 5 deals specifically and in depth with how this evidence can be utilised. The skeletal evidence is assessed for its extent and reliability. Factors affecting the survival of the remains is appraised and the effects of the biases created by such differential survival considered. Grave-goods and the organisation of the cemeteries are brought into the evaluation and the strengths and weaknesses of all of the evidence evaluated. The following chapters (6 to 11) focus on discrete aspects of the population. Chapters 6 to 8 look at the representation of specific groups within the community - the young, the elderly and those who arrived from other parts of the empire. With the aim of providing an indication of the diversity of both the composition of the population, the communities they represent and the associated burial rites, chapter 9 examines some of the more distinctive burials from Britain during this period. An area of intense interest, decapitation burials provides the focal point of this chapter. What may appear to be more mundane aspects of the lives of these people occupy chapters 10 to 12. What kept them busy, their occupations and their pastimes is viewed from the perspective of the burial evidence in chapters 10 and 11, while chapter 12 examines the mortuary evidence, in the form of funerary art and the remains of clothing, hair and accessories for their appearance.

Cette thèse de doctorat traite du monnayage et de l’histoire des Éléens entre les années 360 a.C. (guerre avec les Arcadiens) et le règne de Septime Sévère (193-211 p.C.). Le monnayage des Eléens est présenté sous la forme d’un catalogue des émissions monétaires. Il est suivi d’une discussion sur l’apport des trésors et des monnaies de fouilles, puis d’une analyse des caractéristiques de l’atelier monétaire éléen. Cette histoire monétaire sert de fil conducteur à la seconde partie, qui traite successivement de la constitution tardive de l’identité et de la cité des Eléens, des événements historiques, et qui s’achève par un portrait de la vie économique de cette région excentrée du Péloponnèse. / The ancient Peloponnesian city of Elis issued a coinage between the half of the fourth century BC and the Roman Era. The first part of this PhD is a corpus of the 2508 coins I know. Then, we can have a look at the hoards and the excavations’ coins, and we can discuss about the monetary production and the characteristics of the Elean monetary workshop. The second part presents the formation of the city and the identity of the Eleans during the Hellenistic period,the history of the Eleans and, to finish, some remarks about the economic activities.

In this diploma thesis we shall analyze Roman silver vessels and their German imitations which were discovered on the territory of Central European barbaricum. In the first chapter, there is a brief introduction into the examined topic along with a definition of spatial and chronological frame within which we shall operate. The second chapter is devoted to the general information about mining and processing of silver, manufacturing and decorative techniques used in manufacturing of silver vessels, as well as to the basic information about Roman tableware. In the third chapter, we shall summarize the actual state of research on Roman silver vessels, while the fourth chapter will be devoted to the detailed list and analysis of individual finds. In the fifth chapter, the described finds will be summarized and interpreted, and consequently completed by the final remarks and findings in the last chapter. The catalogue of the finds, bibliography of cited literature, table, map and illustrations is attached to the textual part of this work. Keywords Central Europe, Roman Period, silver vessels, interpretation, manufacturing, forms, decoration, function

De la source à la mer, sur 95 kilomètres, la vallée du Vidourle traverse les différents aspects du géo-système bas-languedocien. Cévennes et bassins sub-cévenols, collines calcaires, garrigue, Camargue s'y juxtaposent en un paysage diversifié. Cet amphithéâtre naturel constitue donc un terrain d'étude privilégié, pour l'étude spatio-temporelle du peuplement de l'âge du Fer à l'an Mil. Occupée depuis des millénaires, cette vallée présente une fenêtre d'une grande richesse sur le passé, permettant de s'interroger sur le comportement de l'Homme vis-à-vis d'un fleuve, à travers ses déplacements et sa façon d'aménager le territoire, mais également d'apporter des éléments de réponse sur le/les rôles du cours d'eau dans cet aménagement. Appuyé sur de nombreux travaux archéologiques déjà avancés (fouilles, prospections, analyses géomorphologiques), ce travail a été complété par de nouvelles études de terrain dans la haute vallée du fleuve, venant élargir nos connaissances sur le peuplement et ayant permis de constituer une base de données de 832établissements sur laquelle se fonde cette analyse. Alliant archéologie, histoire et géographie, ainsi que l'emploi de méthodes d'études reconnues (S.I.G., statistiques etc.), cet axe de recherche met en avant la volonté de proposer un bilan de la question de la dynamique du peuplement dans la vallée du Vidourle. Le cadre chronologique très large accentue ce désir et permet d'avoir une vision plus complète de l'histoire de l'occupation humaine. / From its source to the Mediterranean Sea, the Vidourle valley, 95 km long, meets the various landscapes of the low-Languedoc géo-system. Through its journey, the river runs across the Cévennes (a small chain of mountains), the karstik hills, the garrigue and the camargue. This very rich natural environment is a perfect field for spatio-temporal analysis of settlements from the Iron Age to the High Middle Ages. Occupied since millenaries, this valley is of great archaeological wealth and allow us to question the behavior of man towards a river, through his travels and his way to develop the land, but also provides some answers on the roles of streams in this development. Based on many already advanced archaeological works (excavations, surveys, geomorphological analysis), this study was completed by new fieldworks in the upper valley of the river, expanding our knowledge of the settlement and helping us to provide a database of 832 archeological sites on which this analysis is based. Combining archeology, history and geography, along with the use of well known methods of studies (G.I.S, statistics, etc.), this research highlights the desire to offer a review of the issue of dynamics in valley of Vidourle. The broad chronological framework strengthens this desire and gives a more complete picture of the history of human occupation.

Les fouilles archéologiques effectuées entre 1986 et 1987 sur le terrain Théologitis, au centre du village moderne de Limenas et au coeur de la ville antique de Thasos, ont permis de mettre au jour les vestiges partiels d’une habitation de l’époque romaine. De cette maison, trois pièces ont été fouillées, parmi lesquelles une grande salle rectangulaire contenant une mosaïque de sol conservée dans un état exceptionnel. Notre étude se consacre à l’analyse de ces trois pièces, pour en préciser la fonction et la chronologie, et pour placer cet ensemble architectural dans le paysage urbain de Thasos à l’époque romaine. La première partie de cette recherche est consacrée à l’histoire de Thasos et à la place occupée par les relations économiques et politiques de cette cité dans le nord de la Grèce, mais aussi ailleurs en Méditerranée. La seconde partie traite de l’évolution architecturale de la maison grecque et romaine en Grèce, dont les modifications et l’utilisation de l’espace ont souvent été influencées par des pratiques étrangères. Enfin, la troisième partie porte sur l’analyse de la maison du terrain Théologitis et la fonction des pièces fouillées, en comparant notamment les vestiges découverts avec ceux des autres maisons romaines mises au jour dans l’île. / Archaeological excavations carried out on the Theologitis field between 1986 and 1987, located in the centre of the modern village of Limenas and in the heart of the ancient city of Thasos, have brought to light the partial remains of a dwelling from the Roman period. From this house, three rooms were excavated, including a large rectangular room containing a floor mosaic preserved in exceptional condition. Our study is devoted to the analysis of these three rooms, in order to clarify their function and chronology, and to place this structure in the urban landscape of Thasos during the Roman period. The first part of this research is devoted to the history of Thasos and the place occupied by the city in the economic and political relations in northern Greece, but also elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The second part deals with the architectural development of Greek and Roman houses, in Greece, which were often influenced by foreign practices. Finally, the third part deals with the analysis of the house uncovered in the Theologitis plot and the function of the excavated rooms, by comparing the remains discovered with those of other Roman houses unearthed on the island.