Tumulus of a Roman Officer
Item
- Object Title
- Tumulus of a Roman Officer
- Spatial Coverage
- Site: Tropeum Traiani/Adamclissi [Adamklissi]
- Modern Country: RO
- Identifier
- Pleiades ID# and Canonical URI
- Source
- Current location relative to findspot: In situ
- Findspot Description: Located 60m North from the monument and 260m West from the altar
- Medium
- Funerary
- Material
- Wood, stone, earth
- Description
- Object Description: The tumulus marks the incineration tomb of a Roman Commander who perished in the battle of 102 CE. Circular in form, with a diameter of 46m, and height of 7m, the structure was made of stone, wood, and earth.
- General Photo: Creative Commons: CristianChirita
- Date
- 102 CE
- Patron
- Military
- Subject
- Military
- Scribe
- AHC
- Entered
- 4/23/18
