Stamped amphorae fragments from Cardia (Bakla Burnu), Agora/Cherronesus/Chersonesus (Bolayır) and Pactye (Maltepe Höyük) on the isthmus of Thracian Chersonesus were evaluated. The pottery fragments collected during the surveys conducted in Thrakia and the Gallipoli Peninsula (Chersonesus) under the direction of Prof. Dr. Mustafa. H. Sayar on behalf of the Istanbul University, Southeastern European Studies Center, in 2006, 2011, and 2012 were discussed within the scope of the doctoral thesis, and finds from the Prehistoric period to Byzantine period were evaluated. These settlements, which were the scene of Athenian colonisation after Miletus and Clazomenai, were united with synoikismus by Lysimachus in 309/8 BC in order to become the capital (Lysimachia) of his kingdom. After the death of Lysimachus in 281 BC, they were the scene of the conflicts of the Hellenistic kingdoms as well as the raids of the Galat and Thracian tribes, finally being completely abandoned in 144 BC. The site’s status under the Roman administration is still uncertain, but it is known that the settlement was given the status of ager publicus. The stamped amphorae constitute a group of finds that best reveal the economic, commercial, and cultural structure of these settlements originally indipendent cities, later organized as an acropolis (Agora), a harbor (Cardia), and a surrounding district (Pactye)- during the 4th to 2nd centuries BC. It was observed that the settlements had commercial interactions with the cities of Mende, Parmeniskos group (Macedonia, Chalkidike), Thasos, Acanthus, Alexandria Troas, Rhodes, Cos, Cnidus, Nikandros group (Metropolis-Ephesus-Miletus), Heraclea Pontica, and Sinope.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Arkeoloji Bilimi |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 25 Temmuz 2025 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 2 Aralık 2024 |
Kabul Tarihi | 25 Temmuz 2025 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Sayı: 32 |