Dávid Bartus

Biographic Data

ID6337069
NAMEDávid Bartus
GIVEN NAMESDávid
FAMILY NAMEBartus
SIGNATUREBARTUS D
AFFILIATIONSEötvös Loránd University
ORCID0000-0002-9309-766X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS27
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT27
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Addendum to: Where did Valentinian die?

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Szilvia Joháczi et al.ARTICLEArchaeologiai Értesítő2026

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    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László BorhyARTICLEArchaeologiai Értesítő2026

  • Excavations in the legionary fortress of Brigetio in 2025

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Melinda Szabó et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2026

    Research of the legionary camp at Brigetio began in 2015. Over the past 10 years, excavations have extended to the principia, a Late Roman apsidal basilica-type building, and the military bathhouse. During the 2025 season, a surface area of 7,100 m2 was excavated. The surfaces were situated relatively far from one another, functioning as test trenches across the praetentura. Ground-penetrating radar surveys had revealed the locations of several b…

  • Roman Bronze Figurines Depicting Iuppiter from Brigetio

    Open AccessDávid BartusARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2026

    This study examines eight bronze figurines depicting Iuppiter found in Brigetio. The examples presented in this paper clearly demonstrate the pivotal role Brigetio played as a centre of Roman bronze sculpture in the region. Although Iuppiter appears most frequently in Pannonian epigraphic record, his representation in bronze sculpture is relatively rare. This contrast reflects the distinction between the public and private aspects of his cult. Bo…

  • Preliminary report on the excavations of the legionary bath of Brigetio in 2024

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Melinda Szabó et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2025

    The excavation of the legionary camp at Brigetio began in 2021. Throughout the last four campaigns, 2,200 square meters of the baths were unearthed, which span a total of well over 6,000 square meters. In 2024 the work continued across four surfaces. The excavations here shed a light on the size of the bath, which extended westward over a much larger area than previous excavations and radar surveys had suggested. In connection with the heating sy…

  • Where did Valentinian die

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Szilvia Joháczi et al.ARTICLEArchaeologiai Értesítő2025

    The death of the Emperor Valentinian I on the 17th of November 375, marked one of the most significant events in the Late Roman history of Pannonia. This study seeks to reassess the circumstances of the Quadi–Sarmatian attack of 374, the fortification program along the Ripa Pannonica, and the transformation of the legionary fortress at Brigetio in the Late Roman period, through the integration of historical texts (primarily Ammianus Marcellinus) …

  • The fort of Ad Mures (Ács, Komárom-Eszergom County, Hungary)

    Open AccessBence Simon, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2024

    The Roman auxiliary fort of Ad Mures (Ács-Bumbumkút, Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary) has recently been studied intensively using geophysical surveys and a planned excavation by the team of the Institute of Archaeological Sciences of the Eötvös Loránd University. The paper presents the preliminary results of these investigations, focused on the layout of the fort and the relative chronology of the site, based on the data collected during the 20…

  • Short report on the excavations of the Legionary Bath of Brigetio in 2023

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Melinda Szabó et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2024

    Since 2015, excavations have been carried out in different parts of the legionary fortress in Brigetio. Due to the systematic geophysical surveys of the praetentura, a large building complex came to light, which could be identified as the bath of the fortress, even before the fieldworks started in the territory. In the area of this building complex, the excavations started in 2021, and continued in the next two years. Now, an approximately 1800 m…

  • A caricaturistic portrait of Ovid from Brigetio (Komárom/Szőny, Hungary)

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László BorhyARTICLEArchaeologiai Értesítő2024

    In 2015 a preventive excavation was carried out preceding the laying of an optical cable in close vicinity to the legionary fortress of Brigetio. An otherwise regular Roman terracotta roof tile was found during the excavation, with the image of a bearded man and the inscribed name of Ovidius Naso. The depiction of the poet leans more towards caricature rather than a realistic portrait, but since we do not know of any ancient representations of Ov…

  • Short Report on the Excavations in the Legionary Fortress of Brigetio in 2021-2022

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Melinda Szabó et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2023References: 1

    While the legionary fortress of Brigetio is one of the key sites in the province of Roman Pannonia, its inner structure and buildings are almost unknown. Although the retentura of the legionary fortress is almost entirely covered by modern buildings, the praetentura can be researched using remote sensing methods. Over the past few years, systematic excavations took place in the praetentura, based on results of the geophysical surveys. A large bui…

  • Excavation at Brigetio, Komárom/Szőny-Vásártér in 2016

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2023References: 2

    Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one of the most important settlements of the province. The last excavation season so far, conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom, was in 2016. The finds from previous years have been published year by year from 2010. This paper presents a catalogue and evaluation of the finds of the last, 2016, excavation campaig…

  • Twenty-five Years of Excavations in Brigetio at the Site Komárom/Szőny-Vásártér

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2023References: 1

    Brigetio, along the Danube limes, was one of the four legionary bases of Pannonia and, thus, one of the most important settlements of the province. The excavations conducted by the Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom lasted 25 years (1992–2016) and yielded unparalleled information about the spatial structure and the temporal setting of the Roman municipium. Numerous high-standard domestic buildings with hypocaust heat…

  • Excavations in Brigetio in 2020

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2021References: 1

    In 2020, excavations were carried out simultaneously at several locations both in the territory of the legionary fortress and the military town of Brigetio. As a result, new information was gained regarding the structure of the legionary fortress and a number of late Roman period graves were also identified. The most significant result of the campaign was the excavation of an almost intact cellar in the western zone of the canabae

  • Excavations in the legionary fortress of Brigetio in 2019

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2021References: 3

    In 2019 the excavations in Brigetio focused on the area of the northern gate of the legionary fortress, as the geophysical surveys conducted in the previous year allowed the identification of both the porta praetoria and the via praetoria leading through it. These fieldworks, beside providing new information on the topography of the legionary fortress regarding the porta praetoria and the via praetoria, were also significant from a methodological…

  • Középtávú régészeti stratégia

    Open AccessPál Raczky, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEArchaeologiai Értesítő2021Cited by: 1

    A régészeti örökség megmentése és feltárása, eredményes feldolgozása, gondos megőrzése és hatékony továbbadása érdekében 2019 őszén Maróth Miklós, az Eötvös Loránd Kutatási Hálózat elnöke, egy középtávú Régészeti Stratégia elkészítését kezdeményezte. Az ELTE BTK Régészettudományi Intézetében született jelen javaslat az elméleti keretek rövid felvázolásával kísérli meg összefoglalni a magyar régészet előtt álló lehetőségeket és legfontosabb felada…

  • Roman bronze gladiators

    Open AccessDávid BartusARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2020Cited by: 1

    In summer 2019 a bronze figurine of a gladiator came to light during the excavations in the praetentura of the legionary fortress of Brigetio. This paper will briefly review all known bronze gladiator figurines from Brigetio, as well as the representations of gladiators in Roman art

  • Short report on the excavations in the legionary fortress of Brigetio (2017–2018)

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2019Cited by: 3

    After the aerial archaeological surveys of the preceding years, a new excavation project has been started in 2017 in the northern part of the legionary fortress of Brigetio. The main result of the seasons of 2017 and 2018 were the unearthing of a large Late Roman apsidal building, which can be most probably connected to the death of Valentinian I

  • Short report on the excavations in Brigetio in 2016

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2017

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  • Implication of non-invasive archaeological methods in Brigetio in 2016

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, Zoltán Czajlik et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2017

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  • Preliminary report on the field surveys and excavations in the vicinity of Berettyóújfalu

    Open AccessAndrás Füzesi, Dávid Bartus et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2016

    The staff of the Institute of Archaeological Sciences at the Eötvös Loránd University carried out rescue excavationsprior to the construction of the M4 motorway in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2015. Within the frames of this project theopportunity was given to unearth approximately 5 hectares of a multi-period site east of the city of Berettyóújfalu.Before this excavation systematic field surveys had been carried out on the same site in a 24 hectares la…

  • Topographical research in the canabae of Brigetio in 2014

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2015

    The present article introduces a recently started project which aims at studying the topography of the canabae and legionary fortress of Brigetio using non-destructive methods such as aerial photography and different geophysical surveys. After a brief summary of earlier research, the methods and results of the topographical work carried out in 2014 will be discussed below

  • Short report on the excavations in the civil town of Brigetio (Szőny-Vásártér) in 2014

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2015References: 1

    Excavations in the 2014 season at the site Brigetio/Szőny-Vásártér were concentrated on unearthing the cellar which had been found in 2012 as well as taking observations in the vicinity of the previously excavatedmetal-workshop nearby. Most important results of the excavations are the complete cleaning and documentation of the cellar with collapsed wooden ceiling, as well as unearthing a large pit in the territory of the metal workshop containing…

  • Short report on the excavations in Brigetio in 2015

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2015Cited by: 1

    In 2015, first time in the history of excavations in Brigetio, the Department of Classical and Roman Archaeology of Eötvös Loránd University and the Klapka György Museum of Komárom carried out excavations in all three major parts of Brigetio: the civil town, the canabae and the legionary fortress.At the site Szőny-Vásártér, the excavation was concentrated on a Roman cellar with collapsed wooden ceiling and a large pit nearby. Most important resul…

  • A new Roman bath in the canabae of Brigetio. Short report on the excavations at the site Szőny-Dunapart in 2014

    Open AccessDávid Bartus, László Borhy et al.ARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2015Cited by: 1

    The present article deals with the excavations in the canabae of Brigetio preceding the construction of a flood control dam between the modern cities of Komárom and Almásfüzitő. Most important results of the excavation is the discovery of the first Roman bath in Brigetio and a bronze workshop. Since the original construction plans were altered after the discovery of the bath to avoid the destruction of the site, excavations will continue in 2015 …

  • Short report on the excavations at the site Makó – Igási Ugar

    Open AccessGábor Váczi, Dávid BartusARTICLEDissertationes Archaeologicae2013

    The Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University carried out preventive excavations at the site Makó – Igási Ugar in the frame of the highway construction works of section “M43 Makó – Csanádpalota” in 2012–2013, where traces of a settlement from the 12th century were found