Roman amphorae found Odessa, Ukraine

[guy]

 

Roman Amphorae have been discovered while preparing defenses in Odessa, Ukraine:

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”The discovery was made whilst digging ditches and defences to protect Odesa, the third most populous city in Ukraine and a major seaport/transport hub on the Ukraine’s southern coast. The amphorae date from around the 3rd to 4th century AD, during which time Odesa was a Roman settlement known as Odessus that developed from a Greek colony.”

 

The extant and influence of the Roman Empire was staggering.

 

 

 

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/ukrainian-soldiers-find-ancient-amphorae-whilst-digging-defences/143599?amp

 

Here is a good review of the Roman Empire in Ukraine.
 

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The coastal cities were thriving centers where agricultural products from the Ukrainian territories were traded for Roman-imported weapons, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, and other goods. Many Roman merchants settled there and traveled into the Ukrainian hinterland. Roman coins have been found in over 1,000 locations in Ukraine, and 137 large hoards have been discovered there, evidence that the Roman silver denarius was a principal currency in Ukraine in the 2nd to 5th centuries. Archeologists’ discoveries of Roman artifacts of daily use, luxury items, and pagan idols indicate that the Romans influenced the material culture and religious worldview of Ukraine’s ancient inhabitants.

http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\R\O\Romans.htm#:~:text=Many Roman merchants settled there,the 2nd to 5th centuries

 

 

Edited May 14, 2022 by guy

[caldrail]

It's funny how military activity can turn these things up. You would think, probably quite rightly, that's it's nothing but destructive, but the major reason that Barbury Castle in Wiltshire still exists is because the US Army in WW2 wanted to site an anti-aircraft battery up there on the ridge and started bulldozing the area, right up until they started digging up skeletons which turned out to be from a Saxon graveyard.

Edited May 16, 2022 by caldrail