Candidate of Historical Sciences, Independent Researcher, Traveler (Balkans, Anatolia, Mountainous Crimea). Military history and architecture of Rome and Byzantium. Supervisors: Serhii Sorochan and V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Papastathopoulou A., Vus O. Pisidian Termessos: "Tomb of Alcetas" in the context of the First War of the Diadochi (321-319 BC) // LAUREA V. Античний світ і середні віки : Наукові читання пам’яті професора Володимира Івановича Кадєєва. Харків, 2024
Вус О. В. Последний бой императора Траяна Деция Августа // История античного мира и средневековья в университетах Украины. К 40-летию кафедры истории древнего мира и средних веков ХНУ имени В. Н. Каразина. Тезисы докладов Международной научной конференции (Харьков, 25—26 октября 2018 г.), 2018
Вус О. В. О морских землетрясениях и тотальной перестройке византийского Херсона во второй пол. VI в. // LAUREA II. Античный мир и Средние века: Чтения памяти профессора Владимира Ивановича Кадеева, к 90-летию со дня рождения. Материалы, 2017
Вус О. В. Эски-Кермен или Кут-Эли? О раннем этапе истории готско-византийской крепости «Кут» в горах Юго-Западного Крыма // Василевс: Українська Візантиністика, 2020
Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс: Українсь... more Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс: Українська Візантиністика". The first third of the 6th century was marked by unprecedented military & engineering campaigns initiated by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) in the SouthWestern Crimea. The second phase of these activities began in the 570s under Justin II the Younger (565-578), due to the expected attack by the Turkic Khaganate. In a relatively short time, Byzantine engineers built fortifications of various types and intended uses in the mountains of the southwestern Crimea (the-Dori Land‖):-long walls‖, watchtowers, and large strongholds (frurions). Scientists are still debating the correct identification of a number of fortifications. The author of the study analyses the military & engineering component of the Eski-Kermen mountain fortress and claims that back in the 6th century it was called-Kut‖, eventually changed to-Kut-Eli‖. Its garrison consisted of the Goths and Alans of the-Dori Land‖, the military allies of Byzantium.
Вус О. В. Опорна фортеця Кирк-Ор у контексті військово-інженерних заходів Візантії на Кримському півострові в VI ст. // Василевс: Українська візантиністика, 2022
Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной в 2016 г. на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс... more Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной в 2016 г. на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс: Українська візантиністика".
In 576 in Taurica the interests of two powerful states of early Middle Ages Byzantium and Turkic Khanate faced. Acting in terms of time trouble, co-emperors Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine gave a full support to the North possessions and initiated the construction of powerful defence installations in the mountains of the Southwest Cri-mea. During these works Romans built several supporting fortresses, including the for-tress Kyrk-Or (Chufut-Kale). During its construction the best achievements of the ancient fortification science were used. Except monumental terres-trial defence constructions, a grandiose underground hydraulic engineering complex that can provide the garrison with water was built. Frurion Kyrk-Or was intended to protect the strategically important defile; to strengthen the defence of distant approaches to Kherson; to deploy military units of the federates and a camp tent of the exusiocrator of Alania; to accumulate food reserves and to rescue people in case of invasion of nomads to the “country Dori”.
Вус О. В., Сорочан С. Б. Ранневизантийские бурги на побережье Таврики и Европейского Боспора (к вопросу о военном присутствии римлян в Юго-Восточном Крыму в IV–VI вв.), 2021
Early Byzantine Burgs on the Coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus (regarding the Questi... more Early Byzantine Burgs on the Coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus (regarding the Question of the Military Presence of the Romans in the South-Eastern Crimea in the 4th-6th centuries) The article deals with the monuments of defence architecture on the borderline of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, which were discovered in the 1960—90s in the bay of Limena-Kale near Sudak in the Crimea, and on the Azov coast of the Kerch Peninsula. The study reflects the turbulent events of the Great Migration, which in the 4th — 6th centuries resulted in the construction of local fortifications (burgs) on the coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus, which controlled and protected the militarily important harbours. The authors analyses the architectural features and engineering solutions of defence systems; determines their typology and tactical tasks, and draws parallels with similar structures erected in other regions of the Roman Empire. In addition to fortifications, the study covers the military and political presence of Rome and Byzantium in the South-Eastern Crimea in the early 4th — mid 5th centuries; it has been suggested that there was a defensive line on the Taraktash mountain range, which protected the Roman enclave in the vicinity of modern Sudak from “barbarian” attacks. The authors proposes a new hypothesis about the origin of the name “Sudak”, which in the early Middle Ages was pronounced as “Sugdae”. This place name comes from the Roman military and technical term “Suggestu”, which in military slang meant a large tower-like structure erected on the shores of the bay of Limena-Calais in the first third of the 4th century.
Вус О. В. Кастеллум Сиваг-Кермен – пограничная крепость Византии в Юго-Западной Таврике // Стародавнє Причорномор’я. – Вип. XII. – Одеса: Одеський національний університет імені І. І. Мечникова, 2018
Вус О. В. Юлиан Апостат. Персидский поход и загадка битвы у Туммара 26 июня 363 г., 2019
Based on the research and the analysis of some narrative sources, the article examines the final ... more Based on the research and the analysis of some narrative sources, the article examines the final stage of the Roman-Iranian war of 338—363. The main component of this stage was the strategic offensive operation (the Persian Campaign), worked out and conducted by the Emperor Julian the Apostate. The research highlights Julian’s military-diplomatic, organizational and combative activities during the preparation and during the operation; a step-by-step analysis of the fighting in Mesopotamia from April to July 363 was performed. The issues of chronology and topography of the battles have been corrected and the peak of the combat tension, that occurred on June 25—26, 363 in the battles of Maranga and Tummar, has been determined. A hypothesis about the Julian’s injury in a fight with an Arab warrior of the Banu Tayi tribe and about the cause of the Emperor’sdeath, which occurred on the night of June 29, 363 has been put forward.The author states that as a result of the commander’s death and the loss of control, the strategic offensive operation of the Romans against Iran did not achieve its goal and ended with a complete military and moral- psychological defeat; with significant human and territorial losses of the Roman Empire in Mesopotamia.
Вус О. В. Подразделения equites Dalmatae в армии Римской империи во второй половине III – V вв. // Дриновський збірник, 2017
The article is devoted to the history of formation and development of the mobile forces of the Ro... more The article is devoted to the history of formation and development of the mobile forces of the Roman army – Dalmatian cavalry. In the latter part of the 3rd-5th centuries these forces took an active part in the combat operations on the Balkans and the Near East. At the beginning of the 4th century cavalry Dalmatians joined the field army under the leadership of Constantine I (306-337).
Вус О. В. Фортифікаційна практика імператора Юстиніана І та криза лінійної системи інженерної оборони Візантії // Дриновський збірник, 2012
In last years of the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the system engineering arrangement the theat... more In last years of the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the system engineering arrangement the theater of operations, which then became the northern provinces of the Byzantine state, signifi cant changes have occurred. Transformed the Byzantine administration views on the problems of fortifi cation to ensure the territory of the empire and the transition from simple to complex linear systems engineering in depth defense.
Вус О. В. Константин I Великий или Констанций II? Идентификация личности «триумфатора» на Керченском миссории 1891 г. // LAUREA IIII. Античний світ і Середні віки: Читання пам’яті професора В. І. Кадєєва, 2021
Вус О. В. Балканы в огне: Вторжение Аттилы во Фракию и Восточный Иллирик в 40-х годах V века // Византийская мозаика: Сборник публичных лекций Эллино-византийского лектория при Свято-Пантелеймоновском храме, 2018
Вус О. В. Мобильная группировка римской армии в Таврике в конце III — V вв. н.э., 2016
The article, based on the analysis of epigraphic monuments, narrative sources, archaeological art... more The article, based on the analysis of epigraphic monuments, narrative sources, archaeological artifacts, deals withthe presence of the military forces of the Roman Empire in the Northern Black Sea at the end of III—V centuries CE;the participation of the Roman Vexillatio in Bosporus-Chersonesus wars in Taurica is modelled; the cause of theirformation is found out on the basis of parts of the protection of the Danube border; the hypothesis of the dislocation ofthe mobile artillery legion Balistarii Seniores in Tauric Chersonese is proved. Under the conditions of permanentaggravation of the military-political situation in the region at the end of III—V centuries the vexillationes of the IItalian, II Herсulius, XI Claudius legions, of the unit equitum Dalmatarum, of the mobile legion Balistarii Seniores reliably protected Tauric Chersonese and provided strategic interests of the Empire in the Northern Black Sea Coast.
Вус О. В. Оборонительные сооружения ранневизантийского Херсона: реконструкция и развитие городской фортификации в IV–VI вв., 2017
The organization of a reliable engineering defense of the Tauric Chersonesos (Cherson) from the f... more The organization of a reliable engineering defense of the Tauric Chersonesos (Cherson) from the fourth to the sixth centuries has been studied using architectural and epigraphical monuments as well as narrative sources and archeological artifacts. The author distinguishes several stages of Byzantine military construction in the city and comes to the conclusion on the permanence of this process. The paper focuses on the main causes of military-engineering activities: preparation for holding off an attack of the nomadic peoples of the Huns (in 375) and Göktürks (in 576), the realization of the imperial military construction program of Justinian I (527—565), as well as the need to restore the fortifications of Cherson after the devastating earthquakes of 480, 554, and 557.The author states that the defensive buildings erected in the late fourth century, the last quarter of the firth century,and the first third and the second half of the sixth century protected the Tauric Chersonesus (Cherson) from hostile attacks and ensured strategic interests of Byzantium in the Northern Coast of the Black Sea.
Вус О. В. Гибель Дециев. Разгром римской армии у Абритуса как кульминация Скифской войны 250–251 гг., 2018
The article deals with the Scythian War of 250—251, whose main event was the battle near Abritus ... more The article deals with the Scythian War of 250—251, whose main event was the battle near Abritus in Lower Moesia between the Army of Emperor Trajan Decius and the united troops of the Goths and the Carpi. During the intensive fighting, the Romans repeatedly tried to turn the course of the war in their favour, and the battle which took place on the 1st of July, 251 was the last and decisive such attempt. Having committed an important tactical miscalculation during the battle, Decius lost it, and died along with his son and co-regent Herennius Etruscus in the swamps south of Abritus. The Roman army incurred huge losses and left without protection the civilians of the Pre-Balkan region. The leaders of Germanic tribes, Ostrogoths and Kniva (Hunuil) took out their troops, captives and stolen prey outside the Danube basin without any obstacles.The author states that the Scythian War of 250—251 ended with a crushing military defeat of the Romans, which provoked another political crisis in the Empire.
Вус О. В. Римско-готская война 377-382 гг. Битва при оппидуме AD SALICES и ее последствия // Древности 2016: Харьковский историко-археологический ежегодник. — Вып. 14, 2016
The article studies the first phase of the Roman-Gothic war of 377–382, which was the prelude to ... more The article studies the first phase of the Roman-Gothic war of 377–382, which was the prelude to the revolt of Fritigern, the Goths leader in the autumn of 376. The key event of this period was the battle of Ad Salices near oppidum (August 377) in the province of Scythia Minor. No party won this battle. The Roman Command allotted the army and used the operational pause for the organization of a protective barrier at the passes of the Balkan Range.In the autumn of 377 the Goths and their allies intercepted strategic initiative and broke through to Thrace destroying the army of Barzymer near the city of Deultum. The local Roman victory in the battle of the Gate of Trajan (November of 377) did not affect the general situation. Roman commanders failed to change the course of the war in their favor,and overall, the Campaign of 377 ended very badly for the Empire.
Papastathopoulou A., Vus O. Pisidian Termessos: "Tomb of Alcetas" in the context of the First War of the Diadochi (321-319 BC) // LAUREA V. Античний світ і середні віки : Наукові читання пам’яті професора Володимира Івановича Кадєєва. Харків, 2024
Вус О. В. Последний бой императора Траяна Деция Августа // История античного мира и средневековья в университетах Украины. К 40-летию кафедры истории древнего мира и средних веков ХНУ имени В. Н. Каразина. Тезисы докладов Международной научной конференции (Харьков, 25—26 октября 2018 г.), 2018
Вус О. В. О морских землетрясениях и тотальной перестройке византийского Херсона во второй пол. VI в. // LAUREA II. Античный мир и Средние века: Чтения памяти профессора Владимира Ивановича Кадеева, к 90-летию со дня рождения. Материалы, 2017
Вус О. В. Эски-Кермен или Кут-Эли? О раннем этапе истории готско-византийской крепости «Кут» в горах Юго-Западного Крыма // Василевс: Українська Візантиністика, 2020
Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс: Українсь... more Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс: Українська Візантиністика". The first third of the 6th century was marked by unprecedented military & engineering campaigns initiated by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) in the SouthWestern Crimea. The second phase of these activities began in the 570s under Justin II the Younger (565-578), due to the expected attack by the Turkic Khaganate. In a relatively short time, Byzantine engineers built fortifications of various types and intended uses in the mountains of the southwestern Crimea (the-Dori Land‖):-long walls‖, watchtowers, and large strongholds (frurions). Scientists are still debating the correct identification of a number of fortifications. The author of the study analyses the military & engineering component of the Eski-Kermen mountain fortress and claims that back in the 6th century it was called-Kut‖, eventually changed to-Kut-Eli‖. Its garrison consisted of the Goths and Alans of the-Dori Land‖, the military allies of Byzantium.
Вус О. В. Опорна фортеця Кирк-Ор у контексті військово-інженерних заходів Візантії на Кримському півострові в VI ст. // Василевс: Українська візантиністика, 2022
Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной в 2016 г. на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс... more Вторая редакция статьи, опубликованной в 2016 г. на украинском византиноведческом сайте "Василевс: Українська візантиністика".
In 576 in Taurica the interests of two powerful states of early Middle Ages Byzantium and Turkic Khanate faced. Acting in terms of time trouble, co-emperors Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine gave a full support to the North possessions and initiated the construction of powerful defence installations in the mountains of the Southwest Cri-mea. During these works Romans built several supporting fortresses, including the for-tress Kyrk-Or (Chufut-Kale). During its construction the best achievements of the ancient fortification science were used. Except monumental terres-trial defence constructions, a grandiose underground hydraulic engineering complex that can provide the garrison with water was built. Frurion Kyrk-Or was intended to protect the strategically important defile; to strengthen the defence of distant approaches to Kherson; to deploy military units of the federates and a camp tent of the exusiocrator of Alania; to accumulate food reserves and to rescue people in case of invasion of nomads to the “country Dori”.
Вус О. В., Сорочан С. Б. Ранневизантийские бурги на побережье Таврики и Европейского Боспора (к вопросу о военном присутствии римлян в Юго-Восточном Крыму в IV–VI вв.), 2021
Early Byzantine Burgs on the Coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus (regarding the Questi... more Early Byzantine Burgs on the Coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus (regarding the Question of the Military Presence of the Romans in the South-Eastern Crimea in the 4th-6th centuries) The article deals with the monuments of defence architecture on the borderline of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, which were discovered in the 1960—90s in the bay of Limena-Kale near Sudak in the Crimea, and on the Azov coast of the Kerch Peninsula. The study reflects the turbulent events of the Great Migration, which in the 4th — 6th centuries resulted in the construction of local fortifications (burgs) on the coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus, which controlled and protected the militarily important harbours. The authors analyses the architectural features and engineering solutions of defence systems; determines their typology and tactical tasks, and draws parallels with similar structures erected in other regions of the Roman Empire. In addition to fortifications, the study covers the military and political presence of Rome and Byzantium in the South-Eastern Crimea in the early 4th — mid 5th centuries; it has been suggested that there was a defensive line on the Taraktash mountain range, which protected the Roman enclave in the vicinity of modern Sudak from “barbarian” attacks. The authors proposes a new hypothesis about the origin of the name “Sudak”, which in the early Middle Ages was pronounced as “Sugdae”. This place name comes from the Roman military and technical term “Suggestu”, which in military slang meant a large tower-like structure erected on the shores of the bay of Limena-Calais in the first third of the 4th century.
Вус О. В. Кастеллум Сиваг-Кермен – пограничная крепость Византии в Юго-Западной Таврике // Стародавнє Причорномор’я. – Вип. XII. – Одеса: Одеський національний університет імені І. І. Мечникова, 2018
Вус О. В. Юлиан Апостат. Персидский поход и загадка битвы у Туммара 26 июня 363 г., 2019
Based on the research and the analysis of some narrative sources, the article examines the final ... more Based on the research and the analysis of some narrative sources, the article examines the final stage of the Roman-Iranian war of 338—363. The main component of this stage was the strategic offensive operation (the Persian Campaign), worked out and conducted by the Emperor Julian the Apostate. The research highlights Julian’s military-diplomatic, organizational and combative activities during the preparation and during the operation; a step-by-step analysis of the fighting in Mesopotamia from April to July 363 was performed. The issues of chronology and topography of the battles have been corrected and the peak of the combat tension, that occurred on June 25—26, 363 in the battles of Maranga and Tummar, has been determined. A hypothesis about the Julian’s injury in a fight with an Arab warrior of the Banu Tayi tribe and about the cause of the Emperor’sdeath, which occurred on the night of June 29, 363 has been put forward.The author states that as a result of the commander’s death and the loss of control, the strategic offensive operation of the Romans against Iran did not achieve its goal and ended with a complete military and moral- psychological defeat; with significant human and territorial losses of the Roman Empire in Mesopotamia.
Вус О. В. Подразделения equites Dalmatae в армии Римской империи во второй половине III – V вв. // Дриновський збірник, 2017
The article is devoted to the history of formation and development of the mobile forces of the Ro... more The article is devoted to the history of formation and development of the mobile forces of the Roman army – Dalmatian cavalry. In the latter part of the 3rd-5th centuries these forces took an active part in the combat operations on the Balkans and the Near East. At the beginning of the 4th century cavalry Dalmatians joined the field army under the leadership of Constantine I (306-337).
Вус О. В. Фортифікаційна практика імператора Юстиніана І та криза лінійної системи інженерної оборони Візантії // Дриновський збірник, 2012
In last years of the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the system engineering arrangement the theat... more In last years of the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the system engineering arrangement the theater of operations, which then became the northern provinces of the Byzantine state, signifi cant changes have occurred. Transformed the Byzantine administration views on the problems of fortifi cation to ensure the territory of the empire and the transition from simple to complex linear systems engineering in depth defense.
Вус О. В. Константин I Великий или Констанций II? Идентификация личности «триумфатора» на Керченском миссории 1891 г. // LAUREA IIII. Античний світ і Середні віки: Читання пам’яті професора В. І. Кадєєва, 2021
Вус О. В. Балканы в огне: Вторжение Аттилы во Фракию и Восточный Иллирик в 40-х годах V века // Византийская мозаика: Сборник публичных лекций Эллино-византийского лектория при Свято-Пантелеймоновском храме, 2018
Вус О. В. Мобильная группировка римской армии в Таврике в конце III — V вв. н.э., 2016
The article, based on the analysis of epigraphic monuments, narrative sources, archaeological art... more The article, based on the analysis of epigraphic monuments, narrative sources, archaeological artifacts, deals withthe presence of the military forces of the Roman Empire in the Northern Black Sea at the end of III—V centuries CE;the participation of the Roman Vexillatio in Bosporus-Chersonesus wars in Taurica is modelled; the cause of theirformation is found out on the basis of parts of the protection of the Danube border; the hypothesis of the dislocation ofthe mobile artillery legion Balistarii Seniores in Tauric Chersonese is proved. Under the conditions of permanentaggravation of the military-political situation in the region at the end of III—V centuries the vexillationes of the IItalian, II Herсulius, XI Claudius legions, of the unit equitum Dalmatarum, of the mobile legion Balistarii Seniores reliably protected Tauric Chersonese and provided strategic interests of the Empire in the Northern Black Sea Coast.
Вус О. В. Оборонительные сооружения ранневизантийского Херсона: реконструкция и развитие городской фортификации в IV–VI вв., 2017
The organization of a reliable engineering defense of the Tauric Chersonesos (Cherson) from the f... more The organization of a reliable engineering defense of the Tauric Chersonesos (Cherson) from the fourth to the sixth centuries has been studied using architectural and epigraphical monuments as well as narrative sources and archeological artifacts. The author distinguishes several stages of Byzantine military construction in the city and comes to the conclusion on the permanence of this process. The paper focuses on the main causes of military-engineering activities: preparation for holding off an attack of the nomadic peoples of the Huns (in 375) and Göktürks (in 576), the realization of the imperial military construction program of Justinian I (527—565), as well as the need to restore the fortifications of Cherson after the devastating earthquakes of 480, 554, and 557.The author states that the defensive buildings erected in the late fourth century, the last quarter of the firth century,and the first third and the second half of the sixth century protected the Tauric Chersonesus (Cherson) from hostile attacks and ensured strategic interests of Byzantium in the Northern Coast of the Black Sea.
Вус О. В. Гибель Дециев. Разгром римской армии у Абритуса как кульминация Скифской войны 250–251 гг., 2018
The article deals with the Scythian War of 250—251, whose main event was the battle near Abritus ... more The article deals with the Scythian War of 250—251, whose main event was the battle near Abritus in Lower Moesia between the Army of Emperor Trajan Decius and the united troops of the Goths and the Carpi. During the intensive fighting, the Romans repeatedly tried to turn the course of the war in their favour, and the battle which took place on the 1st of July, 251 was the last and decisive such attempt. Having committed an important tactical miscalculation during the battle, Decius lost it, and died along with his son and co-regent Herennius Etruscus in the swamps south of Abritus. The Roman army incurred huge losses and left without protection the civilians of the Pre-Balkan region. The leaders of Germanic tribes, Ostrogoths and Kniva (Hunuil) took out their troops, captives and stolen prey outside the Danube basin without any obstacles.The author states that the Scythian War of 250—251 ended with a crushing military defeat of the Romans, which provoked another political crisis in the Empire.
Вус О. В. Римско-готская война 377-382 гг. Битва при оппидуме AD SALICES и ее последствия // Древности 2016: Харьковский историко-археологический ежегодник. — Вып. 14, 2016
The article studies the first phase of the Roman-Gothic war of 377–382, which was the prelude to ... more The article studies the first phase of the Roman-Gothic war of 377–382, which was the prelude to the revolt of Fritigern, the Goths leader in the autumn of 376. The key event of this period was the battle of Ad Salices near oppidum (August 377) in the province of Scythia Minor. No party won this battle. The Roman Command allotted the army and used the operational pause for the organization of a protective barrier at the passes of the Balkan Range.In the autumn of 377 the Goths and their allies intercepted strategic initiative and broke through to Thrace destroying the army of Barzymer near the city of Deultum. The local Roman victory in the battle of the Gate of Trajan (November of 377) did not affect the general situation. Roman commanders failed to change the course of the war in their favor,and overall, the Campaign of 377 ended very badly for the Empire.
Вус О. В. Оборонна доктрина Візантії у Північному Причорномор’ї: інженерний захист Таврики та Боспора в кінці IV — на початку VII ст. Львів: Тріада-Плюс., 2010
In the presented work, on the basis of study of sources and historiography, is deeply investigate... more In the presented work, on the basis of study of sources and historiography, is deeply investigated the process of the military engineering support of foreign-policy actions of Byzantium on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea at the end of IV – at the beginning of VII AD; the author has selected the main stages of the strategy building; aims, methods and results of execution of engineering works are disclosed; types of defensive buildings are defined and classified; the features of fortification practice of Romaioi on the Crimean and Taman peninsulas are analysed; the questions of military organization, legal status, quantitative and ethnic composition of land alignment of the East Roman empire in Taurica and in the Bosporus are considered.
LAUREA V. Античний світ і середні віки : Наукові читання пам’яті професора Володимира Івановича Кадєєва / Редактори: С. Д. Литовченко, С. В. Д’ячков; редакційна колегія: А. Л. Зелінський, С. І. Посохов, С. Б. Сорочан, І. Б. Шрамко. Харків, 2024
Професор В. І. Кадєєв (1927–2012) — визнаний дослідник історії та археології античних держав Півн... more Професор В. І. Кадєєв (1927–2012) — визнаний дослідник історії та археології античних держав Північного Причорномор’я, авторитетний фахівець з історії Стародавної Греції та Риму, який віддав понад півстоліття служіння Харківському національному університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. У збірнику представлені тези доповідей наукових читань, присвячених пам’яті відомого вченого. Автори збірника розглядають широке коло актуальних проблем античної, середньовічної історії, історіографії, а також історії науки. Велика увага приділяється вивченню різноманітних пам’яток стародавньої та середньовічної археології.
Византийская мозаика: Сборник публичных лекций Эллино-византийского лектория при Свято-Пантелеймоновском храме / Ред. проф. С. Б. Сорочан; сост. А. Н. Домановский. Вып. 9. Харьков: Майдан. (Нартекс. Byzantina Ukrainensia. Supplementum 9). 208 с., 2021
Сборник «Византийская мозаика» включает тексты Публичных лекций прочитанных в 2020–2021 учебном г... more Сборник «Византийская мозаика» включает тексты Публичных лекций прочитанных в 2020–2021 учебном году на собраниях Эллино-византийского лектория «Византийская мозаика», прошедших на базе кафедры истории древнего мира и средних веков Харьковского национального университета имени В. Н. Каразина и Свято-Пантелеимоновского храма г. Харькова (Харьковская епархия Украинской Православной Церкви). Сборник будет интересен и полезен историкам, археологам, религиоведам, философам, искусствоведам, а также всем, кто интересуется историей Византии и христианства.
Papastathopoulou A., Vus O. Pisidian Termessos: “Tomb of Alcetas” in the context of the First War of the Diadochi (321–319 BC) // LAUREA V. Античний світ і середні віки : Наукові читання пам’яті професора Володимира Івановича Кадєєва. Харків, 2024
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The first third of the 6th century was marked by unprecedented military & engineering campaigns initiated by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) in the SouthWestern Crimea. The second phase of these activities began in the 570s under Justin II the Younger (565-578), due to the expected attack by the Turkic Khaganate. In a relatively short time, Byzantine engineers built fortifications of various types and intended uses in the mountains of the southwestern Crimea (the-Dori Land‖):-long walls‖, watchtowers, and large strongholds (frurions). Scientists are still debating the correct identification of a number of fortifications. The author of the study analyses the military & engineering component of the Eski-Kermen mountain fortress and claims that back in the 6th century it was called-Kut‖, eventually changed to-Kut-Eli‖. Its garrison consisted of the Goths and Alans of the-Dori Land‖, the military allies of Byzantium.
In 576 in Taurica the interests of two powerful states of early Middle Ages Byzantium and Turkic Khanate faced. Acting in terms of time trouble, co-emperors Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine gave a full support to the North possessions and initiated the construction of powerful defence installations in the mountains of the Southwest Cri-mea. During these works Romans built several supporting fortresses, including the for-tress Kyrk-Or (Chufut-Kale). During its construction the best achievements of the ancient fortification science were used. Except monumental terres-trial defence constructions, a grandiose underground hydraulic engineering complex that can provide the garrison with water was built. Frurion Kyrk-Or was intended to protect the strategically important defile; to strengthen the defence of distant approaches to Kherson; to deploy military units of the federates and a camp tent of the exusiocrator of Alania; to accumulate food reserves and to rescue people in case of invasion of nomads to the “country Dori”.
The article deals with the monuments of defence architecture on the borderline of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, which were discovered in the 1960—90s in the bay of Limena-Kale near Sudak in the Crimea, and on the Azov coast of the Kerch Peninsula. The study reflects the turbulent events of the Great Migration, which in the 4th — 6th centuries resulted in the construction of local fortifications (burgs) on the coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus, which controlled and protected the militarily important harbours. The authors analyses the architectural features and engineering solutions of defence systems; determines their typology and tactical tasks, and draws parallels with similar structures erected in other regions of the Roman Empire. In addition to fortifications, the study covers the military and political presence of Rome and Byzantium in the South-Eastern Crimea in the early 4th — mid 5th centuries; it has been suggested that there was a defensive line on the Taraktash mountain range, which protected the Roman enclave in the vicinity of modern Sudak from “barbarian” attacks. The authors proposes a new hypothesis about the origin of the name “Sudak”, which in the early Middle Ages was pronounced as “Sugdae”. This place name comes from the Roman military and technical term “Suggestu”, which in military slang meant a large tower-like structure erected on the shores of the bay of Limena-Calais in the first third of the 4th century.
The first third of the 6th century was marked by unprecedented military & engineering campaigns initiated by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) in the SouthWestern Crimea. The second phase of these activities began in the 570s under Justin II the Younger (565-578), due to the expected attack by the Turkic Khaganate. In a relatively short time, Byzantine engineers built fortifications of various types and intended uses in the mountains of the southwestern Crimea (the-Dori Land‖):-long walls‖, watchtowers, and large strongholds (frurions). Scientists are still debating the correct identification of a number of fortifications. The author of the study analyses the military & engineering component of the Eski-Kermen mountain fortress and claims that back in the 6th century it was called-Kut‖, eventually changed to-Kut-Eli‖. Its garrison consisted of the Goths and Alans of the-Dori Land‖, the military allies of Byzantium.
In 576 in Taurica the interests of two powerful states of early Middle Ages Byzantium and Turkic Khanate faced. Acting in terms of time trouble, co-emperors Justin II and Tiberius II Constantine gave a full support to the North possessions and initiated the construction of powerful defence installations in the mountains of the Southwest Cri-mea. During these works Romans built several supporting fortresses, including the for-tress Kyrk-Or (Chufut-Kale). During its construction the best achievements of the ancient fortification science were used. Except monumental terres-trial defence constructions, a grandiose underground hydraulic engineering complex that can provide the garrison with water was built. Frurion Kyrk-Or was intended to protect the strategically important defile; to strengthen the defence of distant approaches to Kherson; to deploy military units of the federates and a camp tent of the exusiocrator of Alania; to accumulate food reserves and to rescue people in case of invasion of nomads to the “country Dori”.
The article deals with the monuments of defence architecture on the borderline of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, which were discovered in the 1960—90s in the bay of Limena-Kale near Sudak in the Crimea, and on the Azov coast of the Kerch Peninsula. The study reflects the turbulent events of the Great Migration, which in the 4th — 6th centuries resulted in the construction of local fortifications (burgs) on the coast of the Taurica and the European Bosporus, which controlled and protected the militarily important harbours. The authors analyses the architectural features and engineering solutions of defence systems; determines their typology and tactical tasks, and draws parallels with similar structures erected in other regions of the Roman Empire. In addition to fortifications, the study covers the military and political presence of Rome and Byzantium in the South-Eastern Crimea in the early 4th — mid 5th centuries; it has been suggested that there was a defensive line on the Taraktash mountain range, which protected the Roman enclave in the vicinity of modern Sudak from “barbarian” attacks. The authors proposes a new hypothesis about the origin of the name “Sudak”, which in the early Middle Ages was pronounced as “Sugdae”. This place name comes from the Roman military and technical term “Suggestu”, which in military slang meant a large tower-like structure erected on the shores of the bay of Limena-Calais in the first third of the 4th century.