Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium
Abstract
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 mo...tifs
around a Christogram, the inscription is partly preserved. These tombstones
are located south of the southern portico of Basilica of St Synerotes.
Source:
Starinar, 2016, 2016, 66, 129-141Publisher:
- Arheološki institut, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Romanization, urbanization and transformation of urban centres of civil, military and residential character in Roman provinces on territory of Serbia (RS-177007)
- City Life in Antiquity: The Expansion of Cities and Urban Civilization in the Balkans and the Neighbouring Areas from the Hellenistic to the Late Roman Period (RS-177005)
Institution/Community
Istorija / HistoryTY - JOUR AU - Popović, Ivana AU - Ferjančić, Snežana PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2255 AB - 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. PB - Arheološki institut, Beograd T2 - Starinar T1 - Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium EP - 141 IS - 66 SP - 129 VL - 2016 DO - 10.2298/STA1666129P ER -
@article{ author = "Popović, Ivana and Ferjančić, Snežana", year = "2016", abstract = "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.", publisher = "Arheološki institut, Beograd", journal = "Starinar", title = "Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium", pages = "141-129", number = "66", volume = "2016", doi = "10.2298/STA1666129P" }
Popović, I.,& Ferjančić, S.. (2016). Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium. in Starinar Arheološki institut, Beograd., 2016(66), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1666129P
Popović I, Ferjančić S. Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium. in Starinar. 2016;2016(66):129-141. doi:10.2298/STA1666129P .
Popović, Ivana, Ferjančić, Snežana, "Cup-bearer of Constantius II and Early Christian inscriptions from the necropolis of St Synerotes in Sirmium" in Starinar, 2016, no. 66 (2016):129-141, https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1666129P . .