A Roman fibula from a transcontinental port on the fringes of the Empire
A brooch found in a mid-first-century AD context at the Roman port of Berenike, on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, represents the southernmost find of an Aucissa-type fibula. The item reflects the identity of its wearer, possibly a Roman soldier, for whom it may have held sentimental value.
Authors
- Mohammed M. Hussein
- Kamila Braulińska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9940-8078)
- Marta Osypińska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4603-9245)
- Iwona Zych (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5341-6654)
- Piotr Osypiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7843-224X)
Institutions
- University of Wrocław (PL)
- Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures (PL)
- Helicon Foundation (US)
- Film Independent (US)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- Alexandria University (EG)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10155
- Primary Topic
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centrum Archeologii Śródziemnomorskiej, Uniwersytet Warszawski