In guerra e in pace: destinazioni d’uso dei dromedari in età giustinianea

Name: In guerra e in pace: destinazioni d’uso dei dromedari in età giustinianea
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AEVUM

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AEVUM - 2025 - 1

Titolo

In guerra e in pace: destinazioni d’uso dei dromedari in età giustinianea

Autore

Gaetano Arena

Editore

Vita e Pensiero

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06-2025

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10.26350/000193_000228

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0001-9593 (stampa) | 1827-787X (digitale)

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A passage from Procopius’ Anecdota documents Justinian’s measure aimed at the almost total suppression of female dromedaries as beasts of burden used by the army. An in-depth analysis of contemporary literary evidence (Procopius’ Bella Vandalica, Iohannis of Corippus, Vita Sabae by Cyril of Scythopolis) and archaeozoological remains from Iustiniana Prima (present-day Serbia) on the one hand suggests that the drastic imperial decision was based on reasons of strategic opportunity and on the other confirms that the dromedary transport service remained unchanged in the civil field (secular and monastic)