Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium
During the archaeological excavations performed in 1969/70 at the northern necropolis of Sirmium, around the Basilica of St Synerotes, a few sepulchral slabs with inscriptions and symbols of Early Christian character were discovered. The inscription on one slab, which reads: [±1 ? M]arturiu...
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| description | During the archaeological excavations performed in 1969/70 at the northern
necropolis of Sirmium, around the Basilica of St Synerotes, a few sepulchral
slabs with inscriptions and symbols of Early Christian character were
discovered. The inscription on one slab, which reads: [±1 ? M]arturiu/[s
p]incerna /[C]onstanti/[I]nperatori/[s(!)qui] vixsit(!) an/n[is] nonag/inta
una cu/m matron/a sua Man/[- - -, shows that this is a tombstone of a certain
Marturius, the cup-bearer of Constantius II. This emperor spent many months
in Sirmium during 351-352 and 357-359, celebrating twice in this city the
triumph over Quadi and Sarmatae, and intensifying not only the building of
its infrastructure, but also of the sacral structures. As a fervent Christian
of Arian orientation, he organised four ecclesiastical synods in Sirmium. On
another slab, an inscription in Greek letters is written around a Christogram
in a double circle, while on the third slab, decorated with floral motifs
around a Christogram, the inscription is partly preserved. These tombstones
are located south of the southern portico of Basilica of St Synerotes.
[Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 177007: Romanisation,
urbanisation and transformation of urban centres of civil, military and
residential character in Roman provinces in the territory of Serbia i br.
177005: City life in Antiquity: The expansion of cities and urban
civilisation in the Balkans and the neighbouring areas from the Hellenistic
to the Late Roman period] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d66cb492fed8454a81a8755c61ebe5372022-12-21T22:28:09ZdeuInstitute of Archaeology, Belgrade, SerbiaStarinar0350-02412406-07392016-01-0120166612914110.2298/STA1666129P0350-02411666129PCup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in SirmiumPopović Ivana0Ferjančić Snežana1Institute of Archaeology, BelgradeFaculty of Philosophy, Department of History, BelgradeDuring the archaeological excavations performed in 1969/70 at the northern necropolis of Sirmium, around the Basilica of St Synerotes, a few sepulchral slabs with inscriptions and symbols of Early Christian character were discovered. The inscription on one slab, which reads: [±1 ? M]arturiu/[s p]incerna /[C]onstanti/[I]nperatori/[s(!)qui] vixsit(!) an/n[is] nonag/inta una cu/m matron/a sua Man/[- - -, shows that this is a tombstone of a certain Marturius, the cup-bearer of Constantius II. This emperor spent many months in Sirmium during 351-352 and 357-359, celebrating twice in this city the triumph over Quadi and Sarmatae, and intensifying not only the building of its infrastructure, but also of the sacral structures. As a fervent Christian of Arian orientation, he organised four ecclesiastical synods in Sirmium. On another slab, an inscription in Greek letters is written around a Christogram in a double circle, while on the third slab, decorated with floral motifs around a Christogram, the inscription is partly preserved. These tombstones are located south of the southern portico of Basilica of St Synerotes. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 177007: Romanisation, urbanisation and transformation of urban centres of civil, military and residential character in Roman provinces in the territory of Serbia i br. 177005: City life in Antiquity: The expansion of cities and urban civilisation in the Balkans and the neighbouring areas from the Hellenistic to the Late Roman period]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0241/2016/0350-02411666129P.pdfRoman periodSirmiumBasilica of St SynerotesEarly Christian inscriptionscup-bearerConstantius II |
| spellingShingle | Popović Ivana Ferjančić Snežana Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium Starinar Roman period Sirmium Basilica of St Synerotes Early Christian inscriptions cup-bearer Constantius II |
| title | Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium |
| title_full | Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium |
| title_fullStr | Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium |
| title_short | Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium |
| title_sort | cup bearer of constantius ii and early christian inscriptions from the necropolis of st synerotes in sirmium |
| topic | Roman period Sirmium Basilica of St Synerotes Early Christian inscriptions cup-bearer Constantius II |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0241/2016/0350-02411666129P.pdf |
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