Un nouveau reliquaire africain et l'évéché Midilensis (Notes d'archéologie chrétienne nord-africaine XXV)
The exact expanse of the Vandalic kingdom and the Byzantine reconquest, especially in the south of Numidia, on the edge of the desert where the Romans have established their limes, have been the subject of discussion since the 19th century. We only have a few clues: typology of the fortifications; s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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1998
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Syria
Year: 1998, Volume: 75, Issue: 1, Pages: 245-262 |
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| Summary: | The exact expanse of the Vandalic kingdom and the Byzantine reconquest, especially in the south of Numidia, on the edge of the desert where the Romans have established their limes, have been the subject of discussion since the 19th century. We only have a few clues: typology of the fortifications; some evidence in the epigraphy and documents (ostraka and hand-written tablets); sees of the bishops taking part in the meetings of Carthage; lists of the towns or forts that are rebuilt by Justinien, one of which could refer to M'dila (= Midili) where a fort does exist. The typology of the citadel together with the mention of a bishop of Midili in 484 made us believe that the site (at the north west of Negrine) could have been put under Vandalic domination and actually fortified by the Byzantines. The discovery of an inscribed reliquary apparently dating from the 6th century confirms this possibility and proves P. Trousset right in admitting the permanence of the limes at the Byzantine period. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Syria
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3406/syria.1998.7555 |
