The Aresaces were Belgic tribe. They were closely related to, and probably originally part of, the Treveri. They inhabited the left bank of the Rhine in the Mainz-Bingen area, which was once the easternmost part of Treveran territory.[1]
A view of the Middle Rhine in the Mainz-Bingen area.
The Aresaces are not mentioned by ancient writers, such as geographers or Julius Caesar, but are known from three inscriptions dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.[2] Two of these come from Rhenish Hesse,[1] while the third is from Augusta Treverorum (Trier), the capital of the Treveri.
A grave monument from Mainz-Weisenau that identifies the two deceased children as Treveri[3] has been explained as evidence that the Aresaces continued to regard themselves as a subdivision of the Treveri.[1][4]
Another Celtic tribe in Rhenish Hesse, known from an inscription as well as ancient literature, was the Cairacates.[5]
Settlement area of the Aresacesedit
Remains of Celtic earthworks at the oppidum on the Donnersberg, a possible early centre of the Aresaces
According to current scholarship, the Aresaces would have been organized as a pagus or sub-unit of the Treveri, settled in Rhenish Hesse in the area south and east of Mainz. Their neighbours to the south were the Celtic Mediomatrici, while on the opposite bank of Rhine dwelled the Germanic Vangiones, Triboci, Nemetes, and the Mattiaci (a subdivision of the Chatti) in the area around present-day Wiesbaden.
This area was only sparsely settled during the late La Tène period, with larger settlements barely to be found in the second half of the 1st century BCE. One possible cultural and administrative centre of the Aresaces might have been the oppidum on the Donnersberg, which would have marked the southeasternmost centre of Treveran influence. Urbanization was only to increase noticeably at the time of, or shortly before, the Roman presence in the region.
The Aresaces in the Mainz areaedit
At the time of the Romans' arrival in greater Mainz in 13–12 BCE, there were two or more lesser civilian settlements there that can probably be attributed to the Aresaces. One such at Mainz-Weisenau emerged either shortly before or at the same time as the Roman army camp at Mainz, while a village-like settlement at Mainz-Bretzenheim also straddled the banks of the Zaybach. There is further evidence for settlement at Mainz-Finthen near the Königborn and Aubach.[6]
A Celtic and later Roman temple district between Klein-Winternheim and Ober-Olm near Mainz was dedicated to Mars Loucetius and Nemetona; this is regarded as the tribal sanctuary of the Aresaces living in the area.[7][8]
The Aresaces under Roman ruleedit
Remains of a Roman aqueduct at Mainz
Under Domitian, if not before, the Romans administratively separated the area of Treveran territory on the left bank of the Rhine from the civitas Treverorum and the province of Gallia Belgica, attaching the Rhenish Hesse region to the newly organized province of Germania Superior. The Aresaces were likely to have been organized as a separate civitas from the Treveri at this stage, if not earlier, as were their neighbours the Cairacates.[9] Meanwhile, the city of Mainz—known in Latin as Mogontiacum—flourished as a legionary headquarters for a number of Roman legions[10] and also the capital of the province of Germania Superior.
Aresaces and Vangiones in Rhenish Hesseedit
The territory of the Aresaces was formerly thought to have belonged to the Vangiones, who would thus have occupied quite a large tract on the left bank of the Rhine. However, this interpretation is now considered superseded in light of archaeological discoveries. The Vangiones' settlement on the left bank of the Rhine, in the area of present-day Worms (ancient Civitas Vangionum or Borbetomagus), is now considered to have taken place only under the aegis of the Roman administration during the Augustan period.[11]
Sourcesedit
Maximilian Ihm (1903). "Aresaces". Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Supplementband I. Stuttgart. p. 125.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Alfred Franke (1935). "Aresaces". Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Supplementband VI. Stuttgart. pp. 12f.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Referencesedit
^ abcMarion Witteyer (1999). Mogontiacum – Militärbasis und Verwaltungszentrum: Der archäologische Befund. Mainz. p. 1022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Klein-Winternheim, mid-1st century CE, CIL XIII, 07252 (scan): [Marti Lo]ucetio L(ucius) Iulius B[–––] / [––– et Tert]ulla(?) fontem et it[er per] / [possessi]onem suam ad tem[plum] / [–––]ARESACE[–––] publice P[–––]; Mainz-Weisenau, CIL XIII, 11825 (scan): [–––] Romanis [qui cum? A]resacibus [negotia]ntur; Trier, Lenus Mars temple complex, 2nd century CE, AE 1929, 173: [–––]c(---) Prisc[o] / [f]lamini / [s]acerdot(ali) Rom(ae) et / [A]ug(usti) mag(istro) q(uaestori) c(ivitatis) T(reverorum) / [pr]aef(ecto) coh(ortis) I Aresac(um) / [–––].
^CIL XIII, 11888 = AE 1913, 130: Respectus / nat(ione) Tre(vir) an/nor(um) VIII / Veranius / nat(ione) Trev(ir) / anno(rum) IIIIII / Samocna / nat(ione) Tre(vir) an/nor(um) II filia / Pr(a)esens / pater fili(i)s / suis posuit / ob pieta(tem) / h(ic) s(iti) sunt.
^Thus Hans Klumbach (1959). "Aresaces". Limesstudien. Vorträge des 3. Internationalen Limes-Kongresses in Rheinfelden/Basel 1957 (= Schriften des Institutes für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Schweiz. 14. Basel: Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Schweiz: 73–74.
^AE 1965, 247; see Hans Ulrich Instinsky (1971). "Cives Cairacas". Germania. 50: 133–136.
^Karl-Viktor Decker (1999). "Die Anfänge der Mainzer Geschichte". In Franz Dumont; Ferdinand Scherf; Friedrich Schütz (eds.). Mainz. Die Geschichte der Stadt. 2. Auflage. Mainz: Zabern. pp. 30ff. ISBN3-8053-2000-0.
^Karl-Viktor Decker & Wolfgang Selzer (1976). "Mainz von der Zeit des Augustus bis zum Ende der römischen Herrschaft". In Hildegard Temporini & Wolfgang Haase (eds.). Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung. Band II 5, 1. Berlin: de Gruyter. pp. 462 ff. ISBN3-11006-690-4.
^Edith Mary Wightman (1970). Roman Trier and the Treveri. London, England: Rupert Hart-Davis. p. 219.
^Edith Mary Wightman (1970). Roman Trier and the Treveri. London, England: Rupert Hart-Davis. pp. 126–127.
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The Aresaces were Belgic tribe They were closely related to and probably originally part of the Treveri They inhabited the left bank of the Rhine in the Mainz Bingen area which was once the easternmost part of Treveran territory 1 A view of the Middle Rhine in the Mainz Bingen area Contents 1 Written sources 2 Settlement area of the Aresaces 3 The Aresaces in the Mainz area 4 The Aresaces under Roman rule 5 Aresaces and Vangiones in Rhenish Hesse 6 Sources 7 ReferencesWritten sources editThe Aresaces are not mentioned by ancient writers such as geographers or Julius Caesar but are known from three inscriptions dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries CE 2 Two of these come from Rhenish Hesse 1 while the third is from Augusta Treverorum Trier the capital of the Treveri A grave monument from Mainz Weisenau that identifies the two deceased children as Treveri 3 has been explained as evidence that the Aresaces continued to regard themselves as a subdivision of the Treveri 1 4 Another Celtic tribe in Rhenish Hesse known from an inscription as well as ancient literature was the Cairacates 5 Settlement area of the Aresaces edit nbsp Remains of Celtic earthworks at the oppidum on the Donnersberg a possible early centre of the Aresaces According to current scholarship the Aresaces would have been organized as a pagus or sub unit of the Treveri settled in Rhenish Hesse in the area south and east of Mainz Their neighbours to the south were the Celtic Mediomatrici while on the opposite bank of Rhine dwelled the Germanic Vangiones Triboci Nemetes and the Mattiaci a subdivision of the Chatti in the area around present day Wiesbaden This area was only sparsely settled during the late La Tene period with larger settlements barely to be found in the second half of the 1st century BCE One possible cultural and administrative centre of the Aresaces might have been the oppidum on the Donnersberg which would have marked the southeasternmost centre of Treveran influence Urbanization was only to increase noticeably at the time of or shortly before the Roman presence in the region The Aresaces in the Mainz area editAt the time of the Romans arrival in greater Mainz in 13 12 BCE there were two or more lesser civilian settlements there that can probably be attributed to the Aresaces One such at Mainz Weisenau emerged either shortly before or at the same time as the Roman army camp at Mainz while a village like settlement at Mainz Bretzenheim also straddled the banks of the Zaybach There is further evidence for settlement at Mainz Finthen near the Konigborn and Aubach 6 A Celtic and later Roman temple district between Klein Winternheim and Ober Olm near Mainz was dedicated to Mars Loucetius and Nemetona this is regarded as the tribal sanctuary of the Aresaces living in the area 7 8 The Aresaces under Roman rule edit nbsp Remains of a Roman aqueduct at Mainz Under Domitian if not before the Romans administratively separated the area of Treveran territory on the left bank of the Rhine from the civitas Treverorum and the province of Gallia Belgica attaching the Rhenish Hesse region to the newly organized province of Germania Superior The Aresaces were likely to have been organized as a separate civitas from the Treveri at this stage if not earlier as were their neighbours the Cairacates 9 Meanwhile the city of Mainz known in Latin as Mogontiacum flourished as a legionary headquarters for a number of Roman legions 10 and also the capital of the province of Germania Superior Aresaces and Vangiones in Rhenish Hesse editThe territory of the Aresaces was formerly thought to have belonged to the Vangiones who would thus have occupied quite a large tract on the left bank of the Rhine However this interpretation is now considered superseded in light of archaeological discoveries The Vangiones settlement on the left bank of the Rhine in the area of present day Worms ancient Civitas Vangionum or Borbetomagus is now considered to have taken place only under the aegis of the Roman administration during the Augustan period 11 Sources editMaximilian Ihm 1903 Aresaces Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft RE Supplementband I Stuttgart p 125 a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Alfred Franke 1935 Aresaces Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft RE Supplementband VI Stuttgart pp 12f a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a CS1 maint location missing publisher link References edit a b c Marion Witteyer 1999 Mogontiacum Militarbasis und Verwaltungszentrum Der archaologische Befund Mainz p 1022 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Klein Winternheim mid 1st century CE CIL XIII 07252 scan Marti Lo ucetio L ucius Iulius B et Tert ulla fontem et it er per possessi onem suam ad tem plum ARESACE publice P Mainz Weisenau CIL XIII 11825 scan Romanis qui cum A resacibus negotia ntur Trier Lenus Mars temple complex 2nd century CE AE 1929 173 c Prisc o f lamini s acerdot ali Rom ae et A ug usti mag istro q uaestori c ivitatis T reverorum pr aef ecto coh ortis I Aresac um CIL XIII 11888 AE 1913 130 Respectus nat ione Tre vir an nor um VIII Veranius nat ione Trev ir anno rum IIIIII Samocna nat ione Tre vir an nor um II filia Pr a esens pater fili i s suis posuit ob pieta tem h ic s iti sunt Thus Hans Klumbach 1959 Aresaces Limesstudien Vortrage des 3 Internationalen Limes Kongresses in Rheinfelden Basel 1957 Schriften des Institutes fur Ur und Fruhgeschichte der Schweiz 14 Basel Institut fur Ur und Fruhgeschichte der Schweiz 73 74 AE 1965 247 see Hans Ulrich Instinsky 1971 Cives Cairacas Germania 50 133 136 Karl Viktor Decker 1999 Die Anfange der Mainzer Geschichte In Franz Dumont Ferdinand Scherf Friedrich Schutz eds Mainz Die Geschichte der Stadt 2 Auflage Mainz Zabern pp 30ff ISBN 3 8053 2000 0 Karl Viktor Decker amp Wolfgang Selzer 1976 Mainz von der Zeit des Augustus bis zum Ende der romischen Herrschaft In Hildegard Temporini amp Wolfgang Haase eds Aufstieg und Niedergang der romischen Welt Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung Band II 5 1 Berlin de Gruyter pp 462 ff ISBN 3 11006 690 4 Edith Mary Wightman 1970 Roman Trier and the Treveri London England Rupert Hart Davis p 219 Edith Mary Wightman 1970 Roman Trier and the Treveri London England Rupert Hart Davis pp 126 127 These included at various times the Legio XIIII Gemina Legio XVI Gallica Legio XXII Primigenia Legio IIII Macedonica Legio I Adiutrix and Legio XXI Rapax See among others Marion Witteyer p 1025 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aresaces amp oldid 1169400648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
