Picturing the Roman Army in Third-Century Egypt. Roman Tombstones from the Military Necropolis at Nicopolis. KU Leuven
Following the defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in 30 B.C., a Roman fortress was established southwest of the newly founded town of Nikopolisnear Alexandria in Egypt. Its necropolis was located close to the fortress and produced more than 140 tombstones, most of them associated with legio II Traiana fortis</>. Only a small minority has been discovered in situ</>; the major part has been sold on the antiquities market in the late ...