Papers by Manolis Petrakis
Agronomy, 2024
Medicinal and aromatic plants are a consistent component of the biodiversity heritage in numerous... more Medicinal and aromatic plants are a consistent component of the biodiversity heritage in numerous countries worldwide. Origanum dictamnus L. (Lamiaceae family), also known as Dittany, an endemic plant of the Greek island of Crete, has been widely used as traditional medicine since antiquity, all over Europe. The aim of the present review is to provide a thorough and detailed account of Dittany in antiquity, the plant's physical characteristics and ecology, and its cultivation methods, as well as its chemical components, biological properties, and pharmacological studies. The information is presented and analyzed in a critical manner. A total of 86 research studies were systematically reviewed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The findings indicate that Dittany is one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants, with many uses not only in pharmacology but also in gastronomy. While a large body of literature exists regarding the application of essential oils, the number of publications concerning the plant's cultivation is rather small. Therefore, the main focus of this review is on the cultivation methods and the significance of cultivating and employing Dittany in Greece and the wider Mediterranean region in the future. Further research on this plant species is warranted since it has significant medicinal, economic, and environmental value.
ASAtene 99.1, 2021
This paper presents a Late Antique column-neck fragment, stored at the archaeological site of the... more This paper presents a Late Antique column-neck fragment, stored at the archaeological site of the so-called Hadrian’s Library. Its anthemion decoration points towards a strong influence from the Erechtheion. Moreover, its restored dimensions almost fit those of the semi-columns of the Erechtheion’s West Façade, as well as those of a column-neck fragment from the Athenian Agora, initially attributed by T. Leslie Shear Jr. to the Aphrodite Ourania Temple and lately by Alexandra Lesk to the Apollo Patroos Temple. On this occasion of the publication of the column-neck from the Hadrian’s Library area and its relation to the Erechtheion, also based on the well-known connections between the Erechtheion and Apollo Patroos Temple, the latter’s plan is reexamined, rejecting Heiner Knell’s hexastyle prostyle proposal and confirming Homer Thompson’s and John Travlos’ initial reconstruction as tetrastyle in antis.
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https://doi.org/10.30549/opathrom-11-09
This article examines 4th century BC Doric architecture, dealing with the cella position in relat... more This article examines 4th century BC Doric architecture, dealing with the cella position in relation to the design of the peristasis. Divergences from the theoretical principles are recorded and the reasons dictating the aesthetics as well the traditions are examined. A categorization of Doric peripteral temples is put forward and five peripteral temples are discussed in detail, with new plans offered; the temple on the Leprean Akropolis, the temple of Asclepios at Gortyn, the temple of Apollo Ismenios at Thebes, the temple of Apollo at Mount Ptoion and the so-called temple of Hippolytos at Troizen. It is inferred that the previously reconstructed Ionic axial cohesion in the temples under examination has taken into account neither the principles of the Doric order, nor the correct sizes of the elements. An argued evaluation of the physical evidence is necessary for reconstructing the implemented ground-plans. By taking the above into consideration and by reexamining the existing foundations, it is possible to reconstruct features such as the lower diameter of the pronaos columns, the width of the antae, the thickness of the cella and pronaos walls, the cella width and the angular contraction. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the rules which the 4th century BC peripteral temples tend to conform to and to investigate the reasons that lead to their formation. It is proposed that reconstructing the roofing systems are the key to a cohesive system of correspondence.
AURA, 2018
This article reexamines an Attic red-figure calyx krater in Athens (Athens National Archaeologica... more This article reexamines an Attic red-figure calyx krater in Athens (Athens National Archaeological Museum 14902): a reclining figure in a four-column structure has been identified by previous scholarship as Herakles. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the uniqueness of this vase among its apparent parallels, by analyzing the skin and wreath the figure wears and its pose. Another figure that had escaped the attention of researchers is considered. The imagery of the vase is analyzed in the context of the end of the 5th century BC, and compared with the Dionysos figure on Parthenon’s pediment and with textual data. This leads to the conclusion that the reclining figure should be identified as Dionysos, posing as Herakles.
Book Chapters by Manolis Petrakis
PhD Thesis by Manolis Petrakis
Η μάχαιρα στην αρχαία ελληνική λατρεία. Τα ευρήματα από το ιερό του Διός Παρνησσίου, 2020
H διατριβή μελετά τη χρήση και τη σημασία των μαχαιριών στην αρχαία ελληνική λατρεία από τους πρω... more H διατριβή μελετά τη χρήση και τη σημασία των μαχαιριών στην αρχαία ελληνική λατρεία από τους πρωτογεωμετρικούς έως και τους ελληνιστικούς χρόνους, με αφορμή το σχετικό υλικό από το ιερό του Διός στην Πάρνηθα. Η διατριβή αποτελείται από δύο τόμους: Ο Τόμος Α΄ συνιστά το κύριο τμήμα της μελέτης και διαρθρώνεται σε τέσσερα κεφάλαια, ακολουθούμενα από τη σύνοψη των δεδομένων. Στο Κεφάλαιο 1 εξετάζονται οι γραμματειακές πηγές ως προς την ορολογία και ως προς τις χρήσεις των μαχαιριών. Στο Κεφάλαιο 2 συγκεντρώνονται και σχολιάζονται οι επιγραφικές μαρτυρίες, που τεκμηριώνουν την ύπαρξη μαχαιριών σε 12 ιερά. Στο Κεφάλαιο 3 παρουσιάζονται τα μαχαίρια από 128 ιερά, με αφετηρία το ιερό του Διός Παρνησσίου, μοναδικό για τον αριθμό των μαχαιριών που έχουν βρεθεί (4400), τα οποία παρουσιάζονται για πρώτη φορά. Αντικείμενο του Κεφαλαίου 4 αποτελεί η εικονογραφία των μαχαιριών στο πλαίσιο της λατρείας. Το κείμενο ολοκληρώνεται με τη σύνθεση των δεδομένων, από τα οποία προκύπτει νέα τυπολογική κατάταξη των μαχαιριών και συμπεράσματα για τη χρήση και τη συμβολική λειτουργία τους στον ελλαδικό χώρο κατά τη διάρκεια των ιστορικών χρόνων. Το κείμενο συνοδεύεται από τον Τόμο Β΄, όπου περιλαμβάνεται το εποπτικό υλικό, ακολουθώντας τη σειρά των τεσσάρων κεφαλαίων του Τόμου Α΄: Αποτελείται από δύο χάρτες, στους οποίους σημειώνεται η θέση των ιερών όπου έχουν εντοπισθεί μαχαίρια και επιγραφές που αναφέρονται μαχαίρια αντίστοιχα, 57 κατόψεις, όπου σημειώνεται η θέση εντοπισμού των μαχαιριών, 638 σχέδια μαχαιριών, 136 απεικονίσεις μαχαιριών στην αρχαία ελληνική τέχνη, κατάλογο 206 φιλολογικών πηγών, κατάλογο 28 επιγραφών, καταλόγους και γραφήματα σχετικά με την τυπολογία, τα ιδιαίτερα χαρακτηριστικά και το ανασκαφικό πλαίσιο των μαχαιριών και καταλόγους απεικονίσεων.
This thesis studies the use and the importance of knives in ancient Greek cult, from the Protogeometric to the Hellenistic periods on the occasion of the material from the sanctuary of Zeus Parnessios. The dissertation consists of two volumes. Volume A is the main body of the study and includes four chapters, followed by the data synthesis. Chapter 1 concerns the literary evidence, dealing with the terminology and the uses of the knives. Chapter 2 examines the inscriptions, providing evidence for knives in 12 sanctuaries. Chapter 3 presents knives found at 128 sanctuaries, beginning with the Zeus Parnessios sanctuary, unique for the number of the discovered knives (4400 specimens), which are presented here for the first time. Chapter 4 provides the iconographic analysis of knives depicted in a cultic context. The study ends with the synthesis of the above data, suggesting the formation of a new typology and the final conclusions, concerning the function of the knives, both practical and symbolic, in Greece during historical times. Volume B includes the visual material, following the structure the four chapters in Volume A. It is compiled of two maps indicating the sanctuaries which yielded knives and inscriptions mentioning knives, 57 ground-plans, with the knives find-spots noted, 638 drawings of knives, 136 depictions of knives in ancient Greek art, a catalogue of 206 literary texts, a catalogue of 28 inscriptions, as well as catalogues and graphs related to the typology of knives, their special features and their excavation contexts and catalogues of knife representations.
Reviews by Manolis Petrakis
Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2024
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2024/2024.07.09/
Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2023
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2023/2023.01.09/
The Classical Review 72.2, 2022
AURA Volumes by Manolis Petrakis
AURA Volume 1 (2018), 2018
Conference Presentations by Manolis Petrakis
V. Balkan Agricultural Congress, 2023
The Mediterranean region consists of archaeological sites usually located within unique... more The Mediterranean region consists of archaeological sites usually located within unique natural landscapes. Plant biodiversity data is crucial for sustainable development and making decisions regarding natural resources and their conservation. Greece’s archaeological sites provide suitable habitats for plants linked with the history of destinations, rituals and mythology, and play an important role in nature conservation. This study aimed to investigate the vascular plant species richness and composition of the archaeological site of "Amphiareion" in Oropos (38°17'27.56"B, 23°50'42.48"E) studied using both archival and in situ research in the spring season, 2023. The Greek Archaeological Society excavated the site between 1884-1930, uncovering monumental buildings, such as a temple, a stoa, a theatre, altars and baths, and numerous small finds, among which about 500 inscriptions. Their study indicated the identification of the renowned sanctuary of the Hero-Healer Amphiaraos, well- documented in ancient literary sources. This sanctuary dates from the late 5th century BCE to the early 4th century CE. The site's substantial resources and its marginal location on the border of Attica and Boeotia, two distinct political regions vying for control of the sanctuary, imbued it with significance not only in terms of religion but also economically and geopolitically. The archaeological and the epigraphical data in particular reveal that both the site itself and the broader area of Oropos were rich in timber and testify to viticulture's activity. To record the vascular plant species on the free surfaces of the archaeological site, samples were taken in the form of a quadrat. In each quadrat, the cover and abundance of each species were assessed using the Braun-Blanquet scale. In the studied area, 53 plant species belonging to 51 genera that comprise the flora of archaeological site and represent 22 families were identified. The most numerous families were Poaceae (22.64%), Asteraceae (16.98%) and Fabaceae (15.09%). According to the life form spectrum of the vegetation, hemicryptophytes (33.96%) contributed the most to the total number of recorded species in the study area, followed by therophytes (30.18%) and phanerophytes (15.09%). The dominant plant species recorded in the archaeological site were Cercis siliquastrum L., Psoralea bituminosa (L.) C. H. Stirt., Reichardia picroides L., Sanguisorba minor Scop., Satureja thymbra L. and Smilax aspera L. This is attributed to the Mediterranean climatic conditions and the vegetation form and composition of this site responds to its ecological conditions. Finally, plant species tended to characterize the archaeological site in which they were found, a feature that could be used to enhance the significance of an archaeological site.
by Ergun LAFLI, Alev Çetingöz, Maurizio Buora, Kerstin Bauer, Margherita Bolla, Nicoletta Martinelli, Elisabetta Gagetti, Natalia Novichenkova, Vlad-Andrei Lăzărescu, Angeliki Liveri, Tayla Newland, Manolis Petrakis, Aurel Mototolea, Csilla Sáró, Alka Starac, Salvo Micciché, Benyamin Storchan, Nino Sulava, Marissa Tsiao, Varbin Varbanov, mojca vomer gojkovic, Sorin Cocis, Kaloyan Pramatarov, Radu Petcu, Miglena Stamberova, Gian Luca Gregori, Chiara Ovoli, and Ralph Mathisen Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae. An international e-conference in honour of Dr Maurizio Buora, May 12-13, 2022 / Izmir, Turkey, Colloquia Anatolica et Aegaea - Congressus internationales Smyrnenses XII., 2022
This video conference took place on May 12-13, 2022 in Izmir, Turkey. All the lectures and discus... more This video conference took place on May 12-13, 2022 in Izmir, Turkey. All the lectures and discussions in our e-conference were in English, and were recorded for later viewing on YouTube for participants who were unable to attend the live performance.
Thematically papers were divided into 11 sessions, dealing with different aspects of Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae (cf. the program in the abstract booklet). Revised papers will be published in a peer-reviewed proceedings volume.
A fibula is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. The fibulae developed in a variety of shapes and are usually divided into families that are based upon historical periods, geography, and/or cultures. They are also divided into classes that are based upon their general forms. Fibulae were found in relatively large quantities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area, where they were in use and produced frequently between the Bronze Age and Medieval periods. So far the study of these multifunctional objects has been overlooked in the Mediterranean whereas there is still a huge amount of unpublished material from excavations and museums in an area from Portugal down to Egypt.
Fibulae can be categorized based on different criteria, including genres of material, production, use and distribution. The purpose of this video conference was to create an analytical framework for understanding the fibulae in their social and material contexts. This conference considered in depth the role played by fibulas – whose uses ranged from clothes pins to status symbols to military badges of rank – in ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine societies. In recent decades, major excavation projects have produced vast quantities of material data that have reshaped our understanding of the fibulae, while also raising new questions about their use and production over the long term. We focused on a study of brooches in general and fibulas in particular. Along the way we looked at the intersection between material culture and ethnicity, dealing with the contentious issue of how much that a people’s material culture can tell us about their ethnicity – or not! In this online conference we only focused on Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae from the Mediterranean and Black Sea area between c. early sixth century B.C. and early seventh century A.D., and attempted to set out a comprehensive model for the study of fibulae, including their definition, typology, chronology, contexts, function, regional characteristics and distribution patterns in the whole Mediterranean and Black Sea geographies.
This conference on ancient material culture and instrumenta is dedicated to the 75th birthday of Dr Maurizio Buora, the former director of the Civici Musei Castello di Udine in Italy and an international authority on fibulae.
Such papers that engage the following themes and topics are invited:
- Fibulae from archaeological field projects (especially well-dated finds), museums and private collections,
- Identification of different kinds of fibulas,
- Ancient Greek and Latin textual sources on fibulae,
- Evolution of fibulae in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area during the Etruscan, Lydian, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods,
- The construction of fibula taxonomies,
- Similar instrumenta in the ancient Near East and their relations to ancient Graeco-Roman fibulae, - The nature of different types of surviving material culture,
- What ancient Greeks and Romans thought about afterlife? Fibulae in funerary and votive contexts,
- Comparative studies and issues related to the adoption of Greek and/or Roman fibula models in indigenous contexts: fibulae as major indicators of the relationship between these two communities (indigenous and Greek or Roman),
- Fibula as an indicator of rank and prestige in the ancient world,
- Domestic and commercial use of fibulae,
- Early Christian fibulae,
- Byzantine fibulae,
- Post-Byzantine or modern replicas of Classical fibulae,
- Eastern fibulae in the ancient western world,
- Major production centres of fibulae in the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea area,
- Related instrumenta to fibulae in the regards of their function,
- Documentation and analysis of fibulae,
- The creation of a fully annotated and organized corpus,
- Publication of fibulae in the Mediterranean in possible corpara,
- Miscellanea.
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This thesis studies the use and the importance of knives in ancient Greek cult, from the Protogeometric to the Hellenistic periods on the occasion of the material from the sanctuary of Zeus Parnessios. The dissertation consists of two volumes. Volume A is the main body of the study and includes four chapters, followed by the data synthesis. Chapter 1 concerns the literary evidence, dealing with the terminology and the uses of the knives. Chapter 2 examines the inscriptions, providing evidence for knives in 12 sanctuaries. Chapter 3 presents knives found at 128 sanctuaries, beginning with the Zeus Parnessios sanctuary, unique for the number of the discovered knives (4400 specimens), which are presented here for the first time. Chapter 4 provides the iconographic analysis of knives depicted in a cultic context. The study ends with the synthesis of the above data, suggesting the formation of a new typology and the final conclusions, concerning the function of the knives, both practical and symbolic, in Greece during historical times. Volume B includes the visual material, following the structure the four chapters in Volume A. It is compiled of two maps indicating the sanctuaries which yielded knives and inscriptions mentioning knives, 57 ground-plans, with the knives find-spots noted, 638 drawings of knives, 136 depictions of knives in ancient Greek art, a catalogue of 206 literary texts, a catalogue of 28 inscriptions, as well as catalogues and graphs related to the typology of knives, their special features and their excavation contexts and catalogues of knife representations.
Reviews by Manolis Petrakis
AURA Volumes by Manolis Petrakis
Conference Presentations by Manolis Petrakis
Thematically papers were divided into 11 sessions, dealing with different aspects of Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae (cf. the program in the abstract booklet). Revised papers will be published in a peer-reviewed proceedings volume.
A fibula is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. The fibulae developed in a variety of shapes and are usually divided into families that are based upon historical periods, geography, and/or cultures. They are also divided into classes that are based upon their general forms. Fibulae were found in relatively large quantities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area, where they were in use and produced frequently between the Bronze Age and Medieval periods. So far the study of these multifunctional objects has been overlooked in the Mediterranean whereas there is still a huge amount of unpublished material from excavations and museums in an area from Portugal down to Egypt.
Fibulae can be categorized based on different criteria, including genres of material, production, use and distribution. The purpose of this video conference was to create an analytical framework for understanding the fibulae in their social and material contexts. This conference considered in depth the role played by fibulas – whose uses ranged from clothes pins to status symbols to military badges of rank – in ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine societies. In recent decades, major excavation projects have produced vast quantities of material data that have reshaped our understanding of the fibulae, while also raising new questions about their use and production over the long term. We focused on a study of brooches in general and fibulas in particular. Along the way we looked at the intersection between material culture and ethnicity, dealing with the contentious issue of how much that a people’s material culture can tell us about their ethnicity – or not! In this online conference we only focused on Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae from the Mediterranean and Black Sea area between c. early sixth century B.C. and early seventh century A.D., and attempted to set out a comprehensive model for the study of fibulae, including their definition, typology, chronology, contexts, function, regional characteristics and distribution patterns in the whole Mediterranean and Black Sea geographies.
This conference on ancient material culture and instrumenta is dedicated to the 75th birthday of Dr Maurizio Buora, the former director of the Civici Musei Castello di Udine in Italy and an international authority on fibulae.
Such papers that engage the following themes and topics are invited:
- Fibulae from archaeological field projects (especially well-dated finds), museums and private collections,
- Identification of different kinds of fibulas,
- Ancient Greek and Latin textual sources on fibulae,
- Evolution of fibulae in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area during the Etruscan, Lydian, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods,
- The construction of fibula taxonomies,
- Similar instrumenta in the ancient Near East and their relations to ancient Graeco-Roman fibulae, - The nature of different types of surviving material culture,
- What ancient Greeks and Romans thought about afterlife? Fibulae in funerary and votive contexts,
- Comparative studies and issues related to the adoption of Greek and/or Roman fibula models in indigenous contexts: fibulae as major indicators of the relationship between these two communities (indigenous and Greek or Roman),
- Fibula as an indicator of rank and prestige in the ancient world,
- Domestic and commercial use of fibulae,
- Early Christian fibulae,
- Byzantine fibulae,
- Post-Byzantine or modern replicas of Classical fibulae,
- Eastern fibulae in the ancient western world,
- Major production centres of fibulae in the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea area,
- Related instrumenta to fibulae in the regards of their function,
- Documentation and analysis of fibulae,
- The creation of a fully annotated and organized corpus,
- Publication of fibulae in the Mediterranean in possible corpara,
- Miscellanea.
This thesis studies the use and the importance of knives in ancient Greek cult, from the Protogeometric to the Hellenistic periods on the occasion of the material from the sanctuary of Zeus Parnessios. The dissertation consists of two volumes. Volume A is the main body of the study and includes four chapters, followed by the data synthesis. Chapter 1 concerns the literary evidence, dealing with the terminology and the uses of the knives. Chapter 2 examines the inscriptions, providing evidence for knives in 12 sanctuaries. Chapter 3 presents knives found at 128 sanctuaries, beginning with the Zeus Parnessios sanctuary, unique for the number of the discovered knives (4400 specimens), which are presented here for the first time. Chapter 4 provides the iconographic analysis of knives depicted in a cultic context. The study ends with the synthesis of the above data, suggesting the formation of a new typology and the final conclusions, concerning the function of the knives, both practical and symbolic, in Greece during historical times. Volume B includes the visual material, following the structure the four chapters in Volume A. It is compiled of two maps indicating the sanctuaries which yielded knives and inscriptions mentioning knives, 57 ground-plans, with the knives find-spots noted, 638 drawings of knives, 136 depictions of knives in ancient Greek art, a catalogue of 206 literary texts, a catalogue of 28 inscriptions, as well as catalogues and graphs related to the typology of knives, their special features and their excavation contexts and catalogues of knife representations.
Thematically papers were divided into 11 sessions, dealing with different aspects of Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae (cf. the program in the abstract booklet). Revised papers will be published in a peer-reviewed proceedings volume.
A fibula is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. The fibulae developed in a variety of shapes and are usually divided into families that are based upon historical periods, geography, and/or cultures. They are also divided into classes that are based upon their general forms. Fibulae were found in relatively large quantities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area, where they were in use and produced frequently between the Bronze Age and Medieval periods. So far the study of these multifunctional objects has been overlooked in the Mediterranean whereas there is still a huge amount of unpublished material from excavations and museums in an area from Portugal down to Egypt.
Fibulae can be categorized based on different criteria, including genres of material, production, use and distribution. The purpose of this video conference was to create an analytical framework for understanding the fibulae in their social and material contexts. This conference considered in depth the role played by fibulas – whose uses ranged from clothes pins to status symbols to military badges of rank – in ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine societies. In recent decades, major excavation projects have produced vast quantities of material data that have reshaped our understanding of the fibulae, while also raising new questions about their use and production over the long term. We focused on a study of brooches in general and fibulas in particular. Along the way we looked at the intersection between material culture and ethnicity, dealing with the contentious issue of how much that a people’s material culture can tell us about their ethnicity – or not! In this online conference we only focused on Greek, Roman and Byzantine fibulae from the Mediterranean and Black Sea area between c. early sixth century B.C. and early seventh century A.D., and attempted to set out a comprehensive model for the study of fibulae, including their definition, typology, chronology, contexts, function, regional characteristics and distribution patterns in the whole Mediterranean and Black Sea geographies.
This conference on ancient material culture and instrumenta is dedicated to the 75th birthday of Dr Maurizio Buora, the former director of the Civici Musei Castello di Udine in Italy and an international authority on fibulae.
Such papers that engage the following themes and topics are invited:
- Fibulae from archaeological field projects (especially well-dated finds), museums and private collections,
- Identification of different kinds of fibulas,
- Ancient Greek and Latin textual sources on fibulae,
- Evolution of fibulae in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area during the Etruscan, Lydian, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods,
- The construction of fibula taxonomies,
- Similar instrumenta in the ancient Near East and their relations to ancient Graeco-Roman fibulae, - The nature of different types of surviving material culture,
- What ancient Greeks and Romans thought about afterlife? Fibulae in funerary and votive contexts,
- Comparative studies and issues related to the adoption of Greek and/or Roman fibula models in indigenous contexts: fibulae as major indicators of the relationship between these two communities (indigenous and Greek or Roman),
- Fibula as an indicator of rank and prestige in the ancient world,
- Domestic and commercial use of fibulae,
- Early Christian fibulae,
- Byzantine fibulae,
- Post-Byzantine or modern replicas of Classical fibulae,
- Eastern fibulae in the ancient western world,
- Major production centres of fibulae in the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea area,
- Related instrumenta to fibulae in the regards of their function,
- Documentation and analysis of fibulae,
- The creation of a fully annotated and organized corpus,
- Publication of fibulae in the Mediterranean in possible corpara,
- Miscellanea.