Un monumento votivo di Arcobadara (Dacia) con un’inedita immagine di Fortuna
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Luca Bianchi [1]
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[1] Università La Sapienza. Scienze dell'Antichità
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- Localización: Archeologia classica, ISSN 0391-8165, Vol. 73, Nº. 12, 2022, págs. 465-479
- Idioma: italiano
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Resumen
The A. discusses a votive relief from the baths of Arcobadara, an auxiliary fort in Dacia Porolissensis (now the Romanian village of Ilişua, Bistriţa-Nasăud county). The central image is a Fortuna with some unusual features and attributes, among them a box with sortes. It is surrounded by several figures in small size: a victory monument, a Genius Augusti and the sketch of a sacred landscape as a symbol of water divinities (possibly Matres/nymphs), associated to Fortuna and to the emperor’s tutelary deity in the protection of public health and safety. The relief is noteworthy, since it displays a unique iconographical program, connected with the worship of Fortuna in the army and its political implications. The claim of loyalty is clearly combined with the aim of engaging the sympathies of the soldiers
