deciphered milestone message Photo credit: Sussita Excavations expedition, University of Haifa
Posted on 05/01/2019 8:57:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The name of the Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax, who ruled from 235 to 238 CE, was deciphered for the first time on a milestone which was used to mark ancient Roman roads, according to the latest study of the area of ancient Sussita (Hippos) carried out by researchers from the University of Haifa.
This is the first inscription that researchers have been able identify on the milestones marking the road from Susita east of the Sea of Galilee to Banias (Panias, named after the god Pan) in the southern Golan Heights.
According to Dr. Michael Eisenberg of the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, who heads the excavations at Susita, “Since the road itself was built in a much earlier period, the name of the emperor seems to indicate extensive renovations that were carried out under his rule. These were years in which the Roman Empire was in a decline and extensive construction work of this kind, especially in the border areas, were becoming more and more rare.”
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deciphered milestone message Photo credit: Sussita Excavations expedition, University of Haifa
The Severan Dynasty was the lead disaster that sent the Empire off its rails for most of the 3rd century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximinus_Thrax#Defense_of_frontiers
Defense of frontiers
The accession of Maximinus is commonly seen as the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century (also known as the “Military Anarchy” or the “Imperial Crisis”), the commonly applied name for the crumbling and near collapse of the Roman Empire between 235 and 284 caused by three simultaneous crises: external invasion, internal civil war, and economic collapse.
Maximinus’ first campaign was against the Alemanni, whom he defeated despite heavy Roman casualties in a swamp in the Agri Decumates. After the victory, Maximinus took the title Germanicus Maximus, raised his son Maximus to the rank of caesar and princeps iuventutis, and deified his late wife Paulina. Maximinus may have launched a second campaign deep into Germania, defeating a Germanic tribe beyond the Weser in the Battle at the Harzhorn. Securing the German frontier, at least for a while, Maximinus then set up a winter encampment at Sirmium in Pannonia, and from that supply base fought the Dacians and the Sarmatians during the winter of 235–236.
Maximinus Thrax
https://www.livius.org/articles/person/maximinus-thrax/
https://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/6197/maximinus_thrax3_cm.jpg
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maximinus
Interesting.
New finds suggest Romans won big North Germany battle [ Maximinus Thrax ]
Monsters and Critics (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | Jean-Baptiste Piggin
Posted on 9/15/2010 11:16:18 PM by SunkenCiv
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2590052/posts
He was the first, hmm, perhaps the only, commoner to mount to the office. While he was taking care of the threats from outside, the senators, as was their wont, turned on him. Only emperor for three years, but he managed to accomplish a lot, including a new system of milestones.
Maximinus Thrax
Sure that’s not a metal band?
Thank you for your excellent stories, Sunken Civ. Very interesting.
On the stone I see an “X”, an “O” and an “L”. I admire archaeologists who can use paleography to read an ancient text.
Sad to see “CE” in the article. The makers of culture use BC and AD and the destroyers of culture use CE.
Sad to see another thoughtless comment about the use of CE in an article sourced in the world’s only Jewish country.
It would be a good band name. :^)
Thrax sounds like a character on a 90s era scifi tv.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximinus_Thrax#Defeat_and_death
Defeat and death[edit]
Maximinus marched on Rome,[30] but Aquileia closed its gates against him. His troops became disaffected during the unexpected siege of the city, at which time they suffered from famine and disease.[citation needed] In May 238, soldiers of the II Parthica in his camp assassinated him, his son, and his chief ministers.[28] Their heads were cut off, placed on poles, and carried to Rome by cavalrymen.[15]
Pupienus and Balbinus then became undisputed co-emperors. However, they mistrusted each other, and ultimately both were murdered by the Praetorian Guard, making Gordian III sole surviving Emperor.
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Tough crowd.
Roman legions enforce the Pax
And guard the empire from attacks
By marching down roads a barbarian lacks
Along the milestones of Maximinius Thrax
Burma Shave
“Sad to see another thoughtless comment about the use of CE in an article sourced in the world’s only Jewish country.”
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Falconspeed, I concur with your comment.
SunkenCiv, the comment wasn’t ‘thoughtless.’ Falconspeed correctly identified a common trait used today by many writers/bloggers who wish to remove a system of time identification to suit their own purpose.
The source of the article is not being called in question by Falconspeed, nor is the overall information; simply the time identification being used.
To insult one simply because of such a disagreement is below your normally finely tuned standards.
Finally !
History has forgotten this Emperor’s wife Ann.
No, he didn't. The use of CE and BCE are not universally used, but have been around for about two centuries, and reflect a growing scientific community among the substantial non-Christian populations.
FreeRepublic has a fine, large Religion forum, there's even a dedicated moderator to keep the sectarian turmoil under some restraint. That's a great place to regurgitate the same tired old crap comment that has been appeared in probably thousands of history, archaeology, and science topics.
The only insults in the topic are Falconspeed's and yours. Neither of you have any interest in science, you're just trolling in this topic as so many other trolls do, trying to spread your sectarian turmoil.
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