{"title":"Living with the gods in the Roman Empire: “Everything, everywhere, all at once” - J. Rüpke, and G. Woolf, eds. 2021. Religion in the Roman Empire. Die Religionen der Menschheit 16. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. Pp. 323. ISBN: 978-3-170-29224-6.","authors":"Molly Swetnam-Burland","doi":"10.1017/s1047759423000314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000314","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46633842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A very small, short-lived hippodrome (“hippo-stadium”) and its re-use: a conjugal labour of love - A. A. Ostrasz 2020, with contributions by I. Kehrberg-Ostrasz. The Hippodrome of Gerasa. A Provincial Roman Circu<i>s</i>. Oxford: Archaeopress Archaeology. Pp. xviii + 480, 261 color and black-and-white figs. ISBN 978-1-78491-813-2.","authors":"J. H. Humphrey","doi":"10.1017/s1047759423000284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000284","url":null,"abstract":"A very small, short-lived hippodrome (“hippo-stadium”) and its re-use: a conjugal labour of love - A. A. Ostrasz 2020, with contributions by I. Kehrberg-Ostrasz. The Hippodrome of Gerasa. A Provincial Roman Circus. Oxford: Archaeopress Archaeology. Pp. xviii + 480, 261 color and black-and-white figs. ISBN 978-1-78491-813-2.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135442214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urban daily life in Late Antiquity - L. Lavan 2020. Public Space in the Late Antique City <i>(2 vols). Part 1:</i> Streets, Processions, Fora, Agorai, Macella, Shops. <i>Part 2:</i> Sites, Buildings, Dates. Late Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series) 5. Leiden: Brill. Part 1: Pp. xxiv + 624, figs. 130; Part 2: Pp. 1,072. ISBN 978-90-04-41372-6.","authors":"Gregor Kalas","doi":"10.1017/s1047759423000272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000272","url":null,"abstract":"Urban daily life in Late Antiquity - L. Lavan 2020. Public Space in the Late Antique City (2 vols). Part 1: Streets, Processions, Fora, Agorai, Macella, Shops. Part 2: Sites, Buildings, Dates. Late Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series) 5. Leiden: Brill. Part 1: Pp. xxiv + 624, figs. 130; Part 2: Pp. 1,072. ISBN 978-90-04-41372-6.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135442213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Flaux, Sabrina Save, M. Scrinzi, Nicolas Minvielle Larousse, Christophe Vaschalde, Audrey Renaud, Margaux Tillier, A. Guihou, P. Deschamps, A. Véron
{"title":"Roman-era alluvial waste in the Vistre de la Fontaine (Nîmes, southeast France): from a sacred spring to a contaminated river","authors":"C. Flaux, Sabrina Save, M. Scrinzi, Nicolas Minvielle Larousse, Christophe Vaschalde, Audrey Renaud, Margaux Tillier, A. Guihou, P. Deschamps, A. Véron","doi":"10.1017/S1047759423000132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047759423000132","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The excavation of a palaeochannel at the Vistre de la Fontaine 2-2 archaeological site, 3 km downstream from the ancient city of Nîmes (southeastern France), provided an accumulation sequence covering the last 2,500 years. Trace metal analyses of these alluvial sediments disclosed lead (Pb) contamination during the Early Roman Empire, with concentrations close to 1,000 ppm, a factor of 100 above the local geochemical background. This excess of Pb shows a uniform isotopic signature that may reflect unchanged ore sources, perhaps from the Massif Central or from Great Britain. The Pb peak accompanied visible waste that was transported in the sediments of the Vistre de la Fontaine at the time of the development of the Nîmes urban water supply and drainage network during the Early Roman Empire. This research shows the bimillennial persistence of palaeo-contamination in a peri-urban alluvial plain and the relevance of fluvial sedimentary archives in documenting ancient waste.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48762075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Headquarters, office space, and desks in ancient Rome","authors":"Christer Bruun","doi":"10.1017/S1047759423000247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047759423000247","url":null,"abstract":"ed. A. Giumlia-Mair, 385–92. Montagnac: M. Mergoil. Pearce, M. 2018. “The curse of the pXRF: The negative consequences of the popularity of handheld XRF analysis of copper-based metal artefacts.” Metalla 24: 81–85. Pernicka, E. 2014. “Provenance determination of archaeological metal objects.” In Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective: Methods and Syntheses, ed. B. W. Roberts and C. P. Thornton, 239–68. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9017-3_11. Pitarakis, B. 2005. Une production caractéristique de cruches en alliage cuivreux (VIe-VIIIe siècles): typologie, techniques et diffusion. Turnhout: Brepols. Pollard, A. M., and P. Bray. 2014. “Chemical and isotopic studies of ancient metals.” In Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective: Methods and Syntheses, ed. B. W. Roberts and C. P. Thornton, 217–38. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9017-3_10. Roberts, B. W., and C. P. Thornton. 2014. Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective: Methods and Syntheses. New York: Springer. Xanthopoulou, M. 2010. Les lampes en bronze à l’époque paléochrétienne. Bibliothèque de l’Antiquité Tardive 16. Turnhout: Brepols.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44007248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"JRO volume 36 issue 1 Cover and Back matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/s1047759423000260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000260","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45196904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Of horses and men – Garrisoning the empire: stable-barracks on a grand scale in the auxiliary fort of the ala I Batavorum milliaria at Războieni-Cetate (Alba Iulia County, Romania) and the spatial planning of Roman forts","authors":"A. Rubel, C. Mischka","doi":"10.1017/S1047759423000223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047759423000223","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article explores ideas about stable-barracks, which have received much attention in recent provincial Roman archaeology. This renewed attention stems from new discoveries in Romania that prompt a re-evaluation of earlier conclusions. Geomagnetic investigations and subsequent excavations of the fort of the ala I Batavorum milliaria in Războieni-Cetate (Alba County) have shown that, contrary to prevailing opinion, stable-barracks could be considerably larger than similar buildings known from Great Britain and Germany. These findings suggest that a significant reconsideration of the concept of stable-barracks is required, along with an updated discussion about the normal troop strength of alae milliariae in the Roman army.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47004161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rings from the Forbidden Forest: the function and meaning of Roman trinket rings","authors":"Philip Kiernan, Klaus-Peter Henz","doi":"10.1017/S1047759423000211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047759423000211","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A group of 24 bronze finger-rings threaded onto a wire bracelet was unearthed in 2018 at the Roman vicus at Wareswald (the “Forbidden Forest”) in Gallia Belgica. The find is analyzed here alongside evidence for the use, sale, and production of Roman rings. The find represents the work of a local craftsman, active in the first quarter of the 4th c. CE. While the rings were made in a small rural town, they closely imitate expensive global ring forms. The function and meaning of the very common class of trinket rings to which the Wareswald rings belong are considered, along with how these rings were used to make statements about identity, including local and regional affiliations, literacy, marital status, or other social connections. It is suggested that the popularity of many trinket rings lay in their ability to provide a sense of participation in upper-class fashion at a very low price.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49066666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iván González Tobar, Antònia Soler i Nicolau, Piero Berni Millet
{"title":"Las Geórgicas de Virgilio in figlinis: a propósito de un grafito ante cocturam sobre un ánfora olearia bética","authors":"Iván González Tobar, Antònia Soler i Nicolau, Piero Berni Millet","doi":"10.1017/s1047759423000156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000156","url":null,"abstract":"Resumen La riqueza epigráfica de las ánforas olearias de la provincia Bética es bien conocida gracias a los numerosos sellos de alfarero, rótulos pintados (tituli picti) y grafitos grabados en la arcilla fresca (ante cocturam). Éstos últimos suelen contener signos y simples letras, pero a veces, también nombres de personas y fechas calendariales y consulares. En este trabajo presentamos un grafito de carácter excepcional por su contenido estrictamente literario. En él, proponemos identificar un fragmento de poema de Virgilio. Analizamos y discutimos el contexto en que se realizó, la autoría del mismo y su significación para el conocimiento del grado de alfabetización de la sociedad rural romana en el Valle del Guadalquivir. Constituye el primer caso constatado sobre ánfora romana y es de excepcional interés para arqueólogos, epigrafistas y filólogos del latín vulgar.","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46367323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"JRO volume 36 issue 1 Cover and Front matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/s1047759423000259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047759423000259","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45533,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Roman Archaeology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42107045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}