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Carpi (people)
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The Carpi or Carpiani were a tribe that resided in the eastern parts of modern Romania in the historical region of Moldavia from no later than c. AD 140 and until at least AD 318.
Wattle and daub house
Wattle and daub house
Silver Antoninianus coin issued by the Roman emperor Philip the Arab to commemorate his victory over the Carpi in AD 247. Obverse: Head of Philip wear
Silver Antoninianus coin issued by the Roman emperor Philip the Arab to commemorate his victory over the Carpi in AD 247. Obverse: Head of Philip wearing diadem, with legend: IMP(erator) PHILIPPVS AVG(ustus); Reverse: Figure of winged goddess Victory bearing palm and laurel wreath, with legend: VICTORIA CARPICA. Mint: Rome. Date: undated, but must have been issued in period 247-9
Bust of Roman emperor Aurelian (ruled 270–5), who began the policy of transferring large numbers of Carpi into the Roman empire
Bust of Roman emperor Aurelian (ruled 270–5), who began the policy of transferring large numbers of Carpi into the Roman empire
Diocletian
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Diocletian, nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. As with other Illyrian soldiers o
Carpi (people)
…in the Roman province of Pannonia. This appears to have inaugurated the policy of resettling the Carpi in the empire. 296-305: In 296, the emperor Diocletian (reigned 284–305) went to war against the Carpi, the Romans' first major conflict with this people since its defeat by Aurelian 23 years earlier. The…
Head of Diocletian wearing a corona civica, on display at Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
Head of Diocletian wearing a corona civica, on display at Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona.
Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona.
Head of Carinus at the Centrale Montemartini.
Head of Carinus at the Centrale Montemartini.
Aureus of Diocletian minted c. 284, legend: imp c c val diocletianus p f aug.
Aureus of Diocletian minted c. 284, legend: imp c c val diocletianus p f aug.