THE GREEK – AUTOCHTHONOUS FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT FROM ALBEŞTI (THE 4TH - 3 RD CENTURY B.C.) HISTORICAL COMMENT

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THE GREEK – AUTOCHTHONOUS FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT FROM ALBEŞTI (THE 4TH - 3 RD CENTURY B.C.) HISTORICAL COMMENT

Journal Title: Revista Romana de Studii Eurasiatice - Year 2007, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

The fortified settlement from Albeşti is included into the territory of Callatis as a survey and defence strategic place (phrourion) as well as an area of trade changes between autochtonous and Greeks (emporion). A lot of elements-the technical execution of the precincts, the internal organization of the room, the preponderance of the Greek materials etc.-support the idea of a Callatian construction. The settelement existence periods (the 4th-3rd centuries B.C.) are analysed with regard to the commune events in the Left Pontus area and mostly with those implying Callatis: the setting up of the Macedonian domination in Dobruja and mostly the sieges upon Callatis in 313-309 B.C. ; the economical progress in the first half of the 3rd century and the „war for Tomis” from the middle of the century ; the crisis symptoms Callatis was passing through after the middle of the 3rd century B.C. Under these circumstances, we put in connection the construction of the first fortification at Albeşti to the middle of the 4th centuy with the actions of Callatis to organize its own territory. The fortification in the 2nd stage-the beginning/the first quarter of the 3rd century B.C.) could be considered as action of the Macedonian kings to controle the Greek Pontic cities and their territories. In the 3rd stage (generally, matching with the 3rd century B.C.), the settlement at Albeşti had its own economical developement (maybe a demographical one, as well) allowing the enlargement of the fortified territory. The ending date of the settelement seems to be before the 3rd century B.C ; it is the date when a lot of settlements in Dobrudja ended their existence consequence of various events : Bastarnae raids, the setting up of the „Scythian kingdoms” etc. During the Roman Epoch (the 1st-the 4th century A.D.) –there is to be mentioned a more rarely (temporary) inhabitance in Albeşti-on the South and Western area from the city walls.

Authors and Affiliations

LIVIA BUZOIANU, MARIA BARBULESCU

Keywords

Albesti Greeks

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