MAIASK. 2017. No.
9
O. V.
Vus (
THE DEFENSIVE structures OF EARLY BYZANTINE
CHERSON:
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
OF CITY FORTIFICATION
FROM THE FOURTH TO
THE SIXTH CENTURIES
DOI: 10.24411/2219-8857-2017-00008
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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 |
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Key words: Roman Empire, |
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Received October 16, 2017 |
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About the author: Vus Oleg Vladimirovich ( E-mail: balkani2015@mail.ru |