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Roman Milestones Found in and around Savatra: Epigraphic Evaluation and Contributions to Historical Geography<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/sub><\/strong> \u0130lker I\u015eIK<\/strong><\/a>
\n\"\"<\/sub><\/strong> Mehmet ALKAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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LIBRI <\/em>XII (2026) 101-123
\n<\/strong>Received:<\/strong> 07.07.2026 | Accepted<\/strong>:<\/strong> 31.07.2026
\nDOI: <\/strong>10.5281\/zenodo.22015035<\/a>
\nOnline Publication Date:<\/strong> 19.08.2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong> This study examines the Roman Period milestones found in and around Savatra. The inscriptions are evaluated from epigraphic, historical, and historical-geographical perspectives. The milestones show that road repair activities continued around Savatra, especially in the first half of the 3rd century CE. The milestone dated to the reign of Severus Alexander records Lucius Bromius, an otherwise unattested governor of Galatia. Equally significant is the presence at Savatra of a milestone of Maximinus Thrax, an emperor subjected to damnatio memoriae, the traces of which are visible on the stone itself it shows that road works in the region continued during his short reign. This inscription also attests to the activity of Claudius Aradius Rufinus in southern Galatia. The inscriptions of Philippus Arabs and his son point to a further phase of repair around Savatra and Aksakl\u0131. Taken together, these data indicate that Savatra was an important centre on the Galatia-Lycaonia frontier in the Roman Period. The study argues that the milestones provide new evidence for the historical geography of Eastern Lycaonia and for possible road connections around Savatra.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Savatra, Eastern Lycaonia, Historical Geography, Roman Milestones, Governors of Galatia, Road Connections<\/p>\n

\u00d6z:<\/strong> Bu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmada Savatra ve \u00e7evresinde bulunan Roma D\u00f6nemi mil ta\u015flar\u0131 de\u011ferlendirilmektedir. Yaz\u0131tlar epigrafik, tarihsel ve tarih\u00ee co\u011frafya a\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131ndan ele al\u0131nmaktad\u0131r. Mil ta\u015flar\u0131, \u00f6zellikle MS 3. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n ilk yar\u0131s\u0131nda Savatra \u00e7evresinde yol onar\u0131m faaliyetlerinin s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6stermektedir. Severus Alexander d\u00f6nemine tarihlenen yaz\u0131t, ba\u015fka kaynaklardan tan\u0131nmayan bir Galatia valisi olan Lucius Bromius\u2019u belgelemektedir. Damnatio memoriae<\/em>\u2019a u\u011fram\u0131\u015f olan Maximinus Thrax\u2019a ait ve ta\u015f \u00fczerinde bu uygulaman\u0131n izlerini ta\u015f\u0131yan bir mil ta\u015f\u0131n\u0131n Savatra\u2019da ele ge\u00e7mesi ise, b\u00f6lgedeki yol faaliyetlerinin onun k\u0131sa h\u00fck\u00fcmdarl\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda da s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6stermesi bak\u0131m\u0131ndan \u00f6nemlidir. Bu yaz\u0131t ayn\u0131 zamanda Claudius Aradius Rufinus\u2019un Galatia\u2019n\u0131n g\u00fcneyindeki faaliyetini belgelemektedir. Philippus Arabs ve o\u011fluna ait mil ta\u015flar\u0131 ise Savatra ve Aksakl\u0131 \u00e7evresinde bir ba\u015fka onar\u0131m evresine i\u015faret etmektedir. Bu veriler bir b\u00fct\u00fcn olarak, Savatra\u2019n\u0131n Roma D\u00f6nemi\u2019nde Galatia\u2013Lykaonia s\u0131n\u0131r hatt\u0131nda \u00f6nemli bir merkez oldu\u011funu g\u00f6stermektedir. \u00c7al\u0131\u015fma, mil ta\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n Do\u011fu Lykaonia\u2019n\u0131n tarih\u00ee co\u011frafyas\u0131 ve Savatra \u00e7evresindeki olas\u0131 yol ba\u011flant\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n belirlenmesi a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan yeni veriler sundu\u011funu ortaya koymaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n

Anahtar s\u00f6zc\u00fckler:<\/strong> Savatra, Do\u011fu Lykaonia, Tarihi Co\u011frafya, Roma Mil Ta\u015flar\u0131, Galatia Valileri, Yol Ba\u011flant\u0131lar\u0131<\/p>\n

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