History, Archaeology, Ethnography
In 134 AD the govenor of the province of Cappadocia Flavius Arrian (131-137) had a special visit to the Roman military camps Apsaros, Phasis and Sebastopolis in the East Black Sea littoral, on the commission from the Emperor Adrian. Arrian expressed the results of his journey in his special memorandum report to the Emperor,"Periplus". In it we read that there are five cohorts in Apsaros. The nature and aim of the cohorts mentioned in the letter caused diversity of opinions amorg the scholars. The main purpose of the work is study the issue on the basis of historical sources and recent archaeological data.
Museum of Archeology of Batumi