Open AccessThe belt-buckle with Bacchus from “Romuliana”
Author(s) -
Mitja Guštin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
prilozi instituta za arheologiju u zagrebu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1848-6371
pISSN - 1330-0644
DOI - 10.33254/piaz.36.5
Subject(s) - buckle , ancient history , geology , art , history , engineering , structural engineering
The article deals with two extraordinary gilded silver belt buckles with mythological scenes representing Bacchus, Pan, and a Maenad, reportedly found in the surroundings of Zaječar, most likely in the area of the Roman centre of ROMULIANA. The belt buckles have an excellent parallel from somewhere in “Asia Minor” with scenes of Apollo and Daphne, as well as hunting scenes, perhaps displaying Bellerophon and Chimera. Both belt buckles were associated with the highest military rank of Late Roman society, and probably produced in eastern workshops, perhaps in Constantinople. The presence of both belt buckles confirms the prominent role of this eastern part of the Roman Empire, and of Romuliana, in the period around 400 AD.