MILITARY DIPLOMA FROM 7th JANUARY 222
Roman military diplomas are imperial decrees that guaranteed to the soldiers recruited in the areas out of Italy and not Roman citizens civil and matrimonial …
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THE STARO MOMČILOVO HOARD, 3rd century
The Staro Momčilovo hoard was discovered in 1953 at the locality Postojanče njiva, on the border between villages Staro Momčilovo and Dubova, municipality of Žitorađa. …
KAMENICA HOARD, 3rd CENTURY
A big hoard of money was found in 1936 on the Southern slope of Vinik, Niš Municipality, not very far from the road leading toward …
POSIDONIUS
An inscription dating from the end of the 2nd century endorses Nais as a municipium – a Roman town with certain self-management rights, as it …
DOCTOR
A monument dedicated to the emperor Septimius Severus was discovered in the Nis Fortress in 1984. It was built by Claudius Magnus, the first known …
SARCHOPHAGUS, lead, inv. 51B
A child’s lead sarcophagus with unusual decoration was discovered in the basilica with martiryium in Jagodin Mala. On the cover there is a large cross …
FIBULA WITH PORTRAITS
Gilded bronze crossbow fibula with three portraits in medallions on a massive arch. It is assumed that the presented images were those of the sons …
MEASURE, end of 4th century
А cylindrical bronze measure was discovered in 1972 together with many different objects in a hoard in the fortress. The three-line inscription informs us …
COMPASS FROM THE TOMB OF ARCHITECT/CRAFTSMAN(inv. 414 В)
Bronze compass with legs richly decorated with engraved Latin cross and different tools was found in the grave of craftsman (faber). Compass (circinus), who served …
The grave of a rich citizen of Naissus (inv. 1181,1182, 1183, 1185)
At the time of Constantine the Great in Naissus lived a young woman aged between 20 and 24 years, which belonged to the higher social …