Vladimir P. Petrović

Institute for Balkan Studies

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Belgrade

Vojislav Filipović

Archaeological Institute, Belgrade

The First Cohort of Cretans, a Roman Military Unit at Timacum Maius

Abstract: Archaeological investigations on the site of Niševac (Timacum Maius) have been conducted over a period of eight successive years by the Institute for Balkan Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Tourism, Culture and Sports of Svrljig and the French Bordeaux–based Ausonius Institute. The 2014 campaign came up with nine Roman bricks stamped with inscriptions of the First Cohort of Cretans (Cohors I Cretum) built into the walls of a Roman bath. The inscriptions provide evidence for the character, chronology and history of the Roman settlement.

Keywords: Niševac, Timacum Maius, Roman bath, First Cohort of Cretans.

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0350-76531546033P#.VwJlk_mLRaQ

DOI: 10.2298/BALC1546033P