Apsaros. Early Headquarters Building (principia). New localization?
Journal Title: Pro Georgia. Journal of Kartvelological Studies - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 26
Abstract
Georgian-Polish expedition in Gonio (Apsaros), have been investigated remains of Roman therms since 2014. The erection of the building can be dated to the 2nd half of the 1st century AD (probably already the ruling period of the emperor Vespasian). In the summer of 2016, were discovered remains of oven used to heat hypocaust cellars (praefurnium). In the construction of both the oven and the supports in the hypocaust cellar, a number of architectural details. A number of details can so far be distinguished: a few very well worked ashlars among them one secondarily altered block with rustication two poorly preserved bases of columns with plinths, adapted for connecting them to the wall of the building and one initially worked column head (or a consola). Because of the context we can suppose that details must be a part of the remains of another (older) building. On the north of the building discovered fragments of stylobate with one of preserved in situ plinth. At the southern end of the complex of therms under the foundation of the building it is also located deeper remains of the another building. These foundations are the remains of an older building, which could also come discovered architectural details. The location of these relics in the center of the early fort suggests that may be the remains of the headquarters building (principia). Based on previous research suggests that the fi rst fort (along with principia) was erected still in the ruling period of Nero. Maybe it was due to the preparations made for a military expedition to Caucasian Albania. Most likely, after the death of Emperor construction stopped. Later, during the reign of Vespasian (or his successors), the collected building material was used for other purposes, among other things, for the construction of the hypocaust cellars and furnace in the therms.
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Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski
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