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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3594084, member: 82549"]Although the Constantine-era campgates are the most common, the design appears over a broad range of places and times, from Bing's Tiberius (and other provincials) up through Arcadius and Valentinian III. So there's no reason to assume that everything we call a campgate was originally intended to depict the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, one needs to consider the legend when interpreting them. You have the Providentiae and Spes types, which suggest some kind of defensive structure, and the Virtus types (usually with doors), which suggests something more militarily aggressive. So maybe we should narrow the question to ask what this particular reverse legend/type is showing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3594084, member: 82549"]Although the Constantine-era campgates are the most common, the design appears over a broad range of places and times, from Bing's Tiberius (and other provincials) up through Arcadius and Valentinian III. So there's no reason to assume that everything we call a campgate was originally intended to depict the same thing. Also, one needs to consider the legend when interpreting them. You have the Providentiae and Spes types, which suggest some kind of defensive structure, and the Virtus types (usually with doors), which suggests something more militarily aggressive. So maybe we should narrow the question to ask what this particular reverse legend/type is showing.[/QUOTE]
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