GETA Anchialus in Thrace Rare Ancient Roman Coin Nemesis Rhamnous Cult i49437

Description

Item:
i49437
Authentic Ancient  Coin of:
Geta
- Roman Caesar: 198-209 A.D. -
Roman Emperor
: 209-211 A.D. -
Bronze 19mm (2.47 grams) of Anchialus
in Thrace
Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
AΓXIAΛEΩN,
Nemesis
standing left holding scales and scepter
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In
Greek mythology
,
Nemesis
(
Greek
,  Νέμεσις), also called
Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia
("the
goddess
of
Rhamnous
") at her sanctuary at
Rhamnous
, north of
Marathon
, was the spirit of divine
retribution
against those who succumb to
hubris
(arrogance before the gods). The Greeks  personified vengeful
fate
as a remorseless goddess. The name
Nemesis
is related to the
Greek
word νέμειν [némein], meaning "to give  what is due". The
Romans
equated the Greek Nemesis with
Invidia
. (
Aronoff  2003
).
"Nemesis" is now often used as a term to describe one's worst
enemy
, normally someone or something that is  the exact opposite of oneself but is also somehow similar. For example,
Professor Moriarty
is frequently described as  the nemesis of
Sherlock Holmes
.
Pomorie
(
Bulgarian
:
Поморие
; formerly known as Αγχίαλος
Anchialos
in
Greek
,
Anchialus
in
Latin
) is a town and seaside resort in  southeastern
Bulgaria
, located on a narrow rocky peninsula  in
Burgas Bay
on the southern
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
. It is located in
Burgas Province
20 km from
Burgas
and 18 km from
Sunny Beach
. The ultrasaline lagoon
Lake Pomorie
, the northernmost of the
Burgas Lakes
, lies in the immediate proximity.  It is the center of
Pomorie Municipality
.
Pomorie is an ancient city and today an important tourist destination. As of  September 2005 it has a population of 14,600 and the mayor is Petar Zlatanov. It  lies at
42.55°N  27.65°E
 /
42.55; 27.65
  / 
42°33′N
27°39′E
.
Possibly founded in the 5th or 4th century BC as a colony of Apollonia (today
Sozopol
), Anchialos was mentioned in
Strabo
's
Geographica
as a small town. It  was briefly captured by Messembria (
Nesebar
)  in the 2nd century BC, but reconquered by Apollonia and its fortified walls  destroyed. The name
Anchialos
is derived from
Ancient Greek
"anchi-" ("near, close to") and "als-"  (either "salt" or a poetic and uncommon word for "sea").
The western Black Sea coast was ultimately conquered by the
Romans
under
Marcus Licinius Crassus
in 29-28 BC after  continuous campaigns in the area since 72-71. The fortified wall was meanwhile  rebuilt, as evidenced by
Ovid
in 9 AD en route to
Tomis
. In the early 1st century AD Anchialos  was the centre of a
strategia
of the vassal
Odrysian kingdom
, and the town had a
Thracian
population in the 6th century AD  according to the early
Byzantine
historian
Procopius
. As the Odrysian kingdom's  self-independence was abolished in 45 AD, Anchialos became part of the
Roman province
of
Thrace
and was formally proclaimed a city under  Emperor
Trajan
. At the time the city controlled a vast  territory bordering that of Augusta Trajana (
Stara  Zagora
) and reaching the
Tundzha
to the west, bordering that of  Messembria to the north and the southern shore of
Lake Burgas
to the south. Anchialos acquired  the appearance of a Roman city and thrived considerably in the 2nd and 3rd  century under the
Severan Dynasty
, seving as the most important  import and export station of Thrace.
Publius Septimius Geta
(
March  7
,
189
–
December  26
,
211
),  was a
Roman Emperor
co-ruling with his father
Septimius Severus
and his older brother
Caracalla
from 209 to his death.
Geta was the younger son of Septimius Severus by his second wife
Julia   Domna
. Geta was born in
Rome
, at a time  when his father was only a provincial governor at the service of emperor
Commodus
.
Geta was always in a place secondary to his older brother Lucius, the heir  known as Caracalla. Perhaps due to this, the relations between the two were  difficult from their early years. Conflicts were constant and often required the  mediation of their mother. To appease his youngest son, Septimius Severus gave  Geta the title of
Augustus
in 209. During the campaign against the  Britons of the early 3rd century, the imperial propaganda publicized a happy  family that shared the responsibilities of rule. Caracalla was his father's  second in command, Julia Domna the trusted counsellor and Geta had  administrative and bureaucratic duties. Truth was that the rivalry and antipathy  between the brothers was far from being improved.
Joint Emperor
When Septimius Severus died in
Eboracum
in the  beginning of 211, Caracalla and Geta were proclaimed joint emperors and returned  to Rome.
Regardless, the shared throne was not a success: the brothers argued about  every decision, from law to political appointments. Later sources speculate  about the desire of the two of splitting the empire in two halves. By the end of  the year, the situation was unbearable. Caracalla tried to murder Geta during  the festival of
Saturnalia
without success. Later in December he arranged a meeting with his brother in his  mother's apartments, and had him murdered in her arms by
centurions
.
Following Geta's assassination, Caracalla
damned his memoryy
and ordered his name to be removed from all inscriptions.  The now sole emperor also took the opportunity to get rid of his political  enemies, on the grounds of conspiracy with the deceased.
Cassius  Dio
stated that around 20,000 persons of both sexes were killed and/or proscribed  during this time.
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