The Reinterpretation of Latino-Punic Inscriptions from Roman Tripolitania

Elmayer, A. F.

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“…In my previous interpretation (Elmayer 1984b, 149-150) I took BAL ARS as RB RS 'commander of the district' (Hoftijzer 1960, 271, n. 10). But this does not seem correct for several reasons: firstly it does not seem that Flavius Dasama and his son were military commanders or principes like the tribunes of Bir ed-Dreder (Elmayer 1984a;cf. IRT 886a, b, d, f, h).…”

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The Centenaria of Roman Tripolitania

Elmayer

1985

Libyan stud.

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Controversy surrounds the reason why the centenaria were introduced into the pre-desert area of Tripolitania. This paper examines two conflicting theories; that of Goodchild that they were military in origin and that of Brogan and the Unesco Libyan Valleys team that they were in the main merely substantial private dwellings. The main contribution of this study is to provide new evidence from Latino-Punic inscriptions that the centenaria were private dwellings on private land.

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The Centenaria of Roman Tripolitania

Elmayer

1985

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“…ḄECVS: although the first letter seems closer in shape to a D, the reading becvs is attractive in light of the well-known personal name, born by at least two Numidian kings, usually rendered in Latin texts as Bocchus and in Phoenician script as bqs (Jongeling 2008, 325); cf. bvcv in a Latino-Punic building dedication from el-Khadra ( IRT 877 = LPE Breviglieri LP 1, l.7); and bycus , which may represent a personal name in a Latino-Punic religious dedication from Gasr el-Ureia ( IRT 892 = Elmayer 1984a, 100, l.3, cf. Kerr 2010, 198).…”

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Two Punic inscriptions from Roman Tripolitania

Elmayer¹

2019

Libyan Stud

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This article provides the edition and commentary of two Punic inscriptions of Roman imperial date from inland areas of Tripolitania. One is the first edition of a Punic funerary text written in Latin script from Bani Walid in the Werfalla district. The other is a discussion offering an alternative interpretation of two architectural blocks bearing a fragmentary dedication that were recovered from the vicinity of the mausoleum of Gasr Doga in the Tarhuna district. Both texts shed new light on aspects of the cultural dynamics of Libyco-Punic culture under Roman rule.

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“…A handful of inscriptions suggest that a few individuals were given Roman (or Latin) citizenship (Brogan and Reynolds 1985;Reynolds 1985), but these are exceptional. Roman religion made little impact on the belief system of the pre-desert peoples, the predominant cult having been that of Libyan Ammon (Elmayer 1983;Mattingly 1995, 168). The most obvious Roman influence came in the form of imported terra sigillata, but beyond this the other cultural paraphernalia associated with a Roman lifestyle did not penetrate the pre-desert.…”

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Rome without Romanization: Cultural Change in the Pre‐Desert of Tripolitania (First–Third Centuries AD)

Grahame

1998

Oxford J Archaeology

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The pre-desert of Roman Tripolitania was one of the most remarkable regions of the empire. From the first to the sixth centuries AD it supported a thriving agricultural community, despite the marginality of the environment. The initial transformation took place at a time when Rome was actively campaigning against the tribes of the true desert. That the settlement of the pre-desert had something to do with Roman action seems obvious enough, but paradoxically the material culture of the pre-desert shows little direct Roman influence. This paper resolves this dilemma by arguing that settlement of the pre-desert came about largely because of the social dynamics of its indigenous nomadic inhabitants. It is argued that Roman military success brought political stability to the pre-desert and that this inadvertently created the conditions that enabled certain sections of pre-desert society to abandon a nomadic existence in favour of a more sedentary one, based on agriculture. This paper explores the reasons why this took place and discusses cultural change in the Tripolitanian pre-desert in light of these conclusions.

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The Reinterpretation of Latino-Punic Inscriptions from Roman Tripolitania

Cited by 3 publications

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The Centenaria of Roman Tripolitania

The Centenaria of Roman Tripolitania

Two Punic inscriptions from Roman Tripolitania

Rome without Romanization: Cultural Change in the Pre‐Desert of Tripolitania (First–Third Centuries AD)

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