A New Tombstone With a Latin Epitaph From Olbia

Barracks of the Roman Garrison in Olbia Pontica

“…113 ZUBAR 2001ZUBAR -2002 In this case, the altar with a dedication to Jupiter the Greatest discovered during excavations of the barracks on the citadel of Chersonesos, on behalf of the officers of the Roman fleet (SOLOMONIK 1983, 33-34;SPEYDEL 1988, 119-121;ZUBAR 2001ZUBAR -2002, also correlates with the find of Demeter terracotta, or Kore-Persephone, in one of the barrack blocks. Another altar to Jupiter the Greatest from the excavations of the citadel of Chersonesos comes from the backfill of curtain wall no.…”

“…55 It is known that the personnel of the Roman garrison of Chersonesos performed cult actions in specially allocated premises, which were part of the complex of military buildings for administrative purposes. 56 52 SLAVIN 1949, 14. 53 SLAVIN 1940, 52-53. 54 ZUBAR 2001ZUBAR -2002 Their industrial purpose in Olbia can be indicated by internal filling, in the form of compacted light-colored clay mass (SLAVIN 1940, 74). Since in this area, behind the defensive wall, kilns were located for firing dishes, tiles and round ridge tiles (SLAVIN 1952, 55), these circles could be used as settling tanks for clay.…”

“…61 It should be noted that the location of the barracks on the citadel and on the "НГ" site also has similarities with the location of the premises in which the Roman military diploma was found, namely: under the Eastern defensive wall, on the territory of the Upper city of Olbia. 62 In the rooms at the "НГ" sector were found the following items: a large amount of redslip ceramics, cooking and glassware, 63 lamps, 64 fragments of terracotta of Roman soldiers with 57 ZUBAR 2001ZUBAR -2002KARASIEWICZ-SZCZYPIORSKI 2015, 22-23, 38. 58 , 26. 59 BUYSKIKH 1991, 23.…”

“…59 BUYSKIKH 1991, 23. 60 ZUBAR 2001-2002 Under the defensive wall and tower is the building of the vexillation of the Legio I Italica in Tyras (KLEYMAN 1971). Given that since the mid 60s of the 2 nd century AD until the middle of the 3 rd century AD the Roman garrison of Tyras was led by the centurions of this legion (ZUBAR 1998, 117), a similar arrangement of barracks can be assumed there.…”

“…61 DAVISON 1989, 230-232;SLAVIN 1940, 54-55;ZUBAR 2001ZUBAR -2002 IVANTCHIK/KRAPIVINA 2007. 63 SLAVIN 1940, 56. During the research at the "НГ" site, fragments of ornamented glass bowls were found, which are known from the excavations of the Upper city of Olbia, and are associated with the stay of the Roman garrison (PUKLINA 2018, 68-77).…”