Lower Moesia and Thrace in the Roman Imperial System (AD 193—217/218)
Author: Dilyana Boteva. Language: Bulgarian with a summary in English

     The book offers a thorough study of all available sources on the development of Lower Moesia and Thracia in the Roman Imperial system under the Early Severi (A.D. 193—217/218). The chronology of the respective legati Augusti is discussed and some unknown features of the Imperial development are argued. The research method is based on a historical approach towards the provincial coinage combined with the evidence of the synchronous epigraphic material and ancient authors.

     Under scrutiny are the Lower Moesian and Thracian mints with already published corpora of the issues they struck. The results are presented in a chronological table at the end of analysis of each mint and in two tabulae synchronae, for Lower Moesia and Thrace respectively.

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

Part I: From Antonini to Severi – Helvius Pertinax

1. Military commander and provincial governor in the Lower-Danubian Lands

2. The emperor and Lower-Danubian Lands

Part II: Lower Moesia and Thrace under the Septimius Severus and his sons

1. The provincial coinage as a historical source

2.1. Moesia inferior: Mints and coinage — Lower-Moesian provincial coinage and its historical evidence

2.2. Thracia: Mints and coinage — Thracian provincial coinage and its historical evidence

3. Septimius Severus and his family in Lower Moesia and Thrace: epigraphic evidence

3.1. Moesia inferior

3.2. Thracia

4. Lower Moesia and Thrace in the imperial policy of Septimius Severus and his family

Part III: Caracalla in Lowre Moesia and Thrace – years of sole reign

1. Moesia inferior: coinage

2. Thracia: coinage

3. An attempt at a historical reconstruction

Part IV: Lower Moesia and Thrace under Macrinus’ reign

1. Ancient authors and their testimonies

2. Lower Moesia and Thrace: Problems and hypotheses

2.1. Moesia inferior

2.2. Thracia

3. Historical reconstruction

Part V: Achievements

1. Tabulae synchronae: Legati Augisti pro praetor Moesiae inferioris et Thraciae (a. 192—217/218)

2. Tabulae synchronae nummorum Moesiae inferioris et Thraciae (a. 192—211)

3. Itinera principum (a. 192—217)

4. A summit still wrapped in clouds

Literature

Abbreviations

Register

Долна Мизия и Тракия в римската имперска система (193–217/218 г. сл. Хр.)

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