Africa, Egypt and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire: Population, military and religious interactions (2nd -3rd centuries AD)

This volume is the product of the symposium, ‘Africa and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire’ (July 29-30, 2018), which took place in Timișoara and was organized by the National Museum of Banat Timișoara, the Center for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies (Babeș-Bolyai University) Cluj-Napoca, and the West University Timișoara. One of the keynote speakers was the Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies, Prof. Dr Alexandru Diaconescu. Unfortunately, he passed away much too soon during the compiling of this book , and thus, the volume is dedicated to his memory. The chapters present case studies on the Egyptian and African military and civilian presence in the Danubian provinces, the Egyptian and African influences found in the material evidence, religion and magic around the Danube, as well as the presence of the inhabitants of the Danubian provinces in the North African region of the Roman Empire and Egypt. The contributors to this volume examine literary, historical, epigraphic, archaeological, and art historical evidence in order to discuss the cross-pollination of culture and organization within these two regions of the Roman Empire. This book is a useful tool for historians and archaeologists interested in the interactions at the military, social and religious level within the African and Egyptian space of the Roman Empire, Roman Dacia and other Danubian provinces. "This volume is the product of a symposium 'Africa and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire' (July 29-30, 2018) which took place in Timişoara and was organized by the National Museum of Banat, the Center for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies (Babeş-Bolyai University) Cluj-Napoca, and the West University Timişoara. One of the keynote speakers was the director of the Center for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies, Prof. Dr Alexandru Diaconescu. Unfortunately, he passed away much too soon during the volume editing process, and this volume is dedicated to his memory. The chapters present case studies on the Egyptian and African military and civilian presence in the Danubian provinces, the Egyptian and African influences found in the material culture, religion and magic around the Danube, as well as the presence of the inhabitants of the Danubian provinces in the North African region of the Roman Empire and Egypt. The scholars whose articles are included in this volume have examined literary, historical, epigraphic, archaeological and art historical evidence in order to discuss the cross-pollination of culture and organization within these two regions of the Roman Empire. This book will a useful tool for historians and archaeologists, who are interested in the Roman Empire, the Roman Dacia and other Danubian provinces, and the interactions at the military and religious level with the African and Egyptian space."--Back cover Introduction / Ştefana Cristea, Călin Timoc, Eric Charles De Sena -- Auxiliary units from the European provinces in the Moorish War of Antoninus Pius / Florian Matei-Popescu -- Militaires de Mésie Inférieure dans les Maurétanies / Lucreţiu Mihǎilescu-Bîrliba -- Epigraphic sources on the movement of people between Egypt and the provinces of Lower Moesia and Thrace (1st - 3rd c. AD) / Ligia Ruscu -- The cult of Asclepius in the Roman Empire : a comparative analysis of North Africa and Dacia / Jasmin Hangartner -- The cults of Serapis and Isis in Roman Serdica / Vessela Altanassova-- Les cultes isiaques à Sarmizegetusa / Laurent Bricault, Dan Deac, Ioan Piso -- Egypt on the Danube. Egyptianizing the material agency of Roman religious communication in Wester Illyricum / Csaba Szabó-- Gods of Egyptian origin at Dierna (Orşova, Romania): methodology, influences and interpretations / Ştefana Cristea, Călin Timoc Africa, Egypt and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire Contents Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Auxiliary Units from the European Provinces in the Moorish War of Antoninus Pius 3. Militaires de Mésie Inférieure Dans les Maurétanies 4. Epigraphic Sources on the Movement of People between Egypt and the Provinces of Lower Moesia and Thrace (1st - 3rd c. AD) 5. The Cult of Asclepius in the Roman Empire: A Comparative Analysis of North Africa and Dacia 6. The Cults of Serapis and Isis in Roman Serdica 7. Les Cultes isiaques à Sarmizegetusa 8. Egypt on the Danube. Egyptianizing the Material Agency of Roman Religious Communication in Western Illyricum 9. Gods of Egyptian Origin at Dierna (Orșova, Romania): Methodology, Assemblage, Influences and Interpretations This volume is the product of the symposium, 'Africa and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire' (July 29-30, 2018), which took place in Timişoara. One of the keynote speakers was the Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies, Prof. Dr Alexandru Diaconescu. Unfortunately, he passed away during the compiling of this book, and thus, the volume is dedicated to his memory. The chapters present case studies on the Egyptian and African military and civilian presence in the Danubian provinces, the Egyptian and African influences found in the material evidence, religion and magic around the Danube, as well as the presence of the inhabitants of the Danubian provinces in the North African region of the Roman Empire and Egypt