Reyhan Körpe
Dr. Reyhan Körpe is an expert in classical archaeology and the antiquity of the Troad and Gallipoli Peninsula generally. He has been working in the region since 1990. He was member in Troy and Assos excavations. He also made rescue excavations on the Troad, Colonai, Sigeum, Dardanus, Lampsacus and the other areas. He olso did archaeological surveys and found many ancient settlement in the Troad. He has published articles about these excavations and surveys in the Troad region. He is now the director of the Sestos survey project and co-director of the Troy excavations. Formerly he was co-director of the Granicus survey project. He is now Associate Professor in the Department of History at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University with responsibilities for teaching the ancient world.
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During the Hellenistic period, camels were used extensively for transportation and for travelling. The Seleucids were known to form a camel corps who for example fought against the Romans in the battle of Magnesia in (modern Manisa) 190 BCE.
The Romans used camels in North Africa, Anatolia and the Levant for transportation. They also used the animals in arena for entertainment. The Roman legions spread the camels in western Europe and Britain. The Romans established camel corps (Ala I Ulpia Dromedariorum Palmyrenorum millitaria) in the reign of Trajan to conquer Arabia and to control desert provinces in the East.
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During the 3rd c. AD, external wars have led to the crisis and restoration of the Roman Empire. The Straits area located between Europe and Asia has changed greatly when the region was polarized by a newly funded capital: Constantinopolis. The genesis of the process remains unclear because we lack written evidences. Using as a starting point the rich but neglected numismatic material, the “D3” project offers a fresh approach of this major historical phenomenon. It relies on a current and close collaboration in the field of ancient numismatics between the PI, Antony Hostein (EPHE), and Z. Çizmeli Öğün (Ankara). Based on a pilot project devoted to the history of Ancient Troas, it will comprise workshops and field research to collect and study data concerning coinage produced in the region of the Detroits in the 3rd c. AD. These scientific operations organized in the framework of the “D3” Project aim to reinforce the academic links between senior and junior scholars in both countries, but also with German colleagues (Ulrike Peter, Vladimir Stolba, BBAW).