Introduction

Chapter 1. History of study inscriptions on amphorae of the Roman period

1.1.   History of study tituli picti (Rome, western provinces, contact zones)

1.2.History of study dipinti of eastern provinces

1.3.Historiography of dipinti of the Northern Black Sea region

Chapter 2. Inscriptions on narrow-necked light clay amphorae of the 3^rd century AD

2.1.Inscriptions of “γευματηρά” group

2.2.Standard inscriptions II position (marks of numbers)

2.3.Nominal belonging of Tanais sites (according to dipinti materials)

Chapter 3. Standard inscriptions on narrow-necked light clay amphorae of the second half of the 4^th century AD

3.1.Inscriptions of «α/π» group

3.2.Names in the inscriptions of «α/π» group

Summary

List of references

List of abbreviations

Appendix 1. Tables

Appendix 2. Text catalogues of dipinti

Catalogue 1. Inscriptions of “γευματηρά” group on narrow-necked light clay amphorae from Tanais

Catalogue 2. Closed assemblages with nominal marks on the amphorae from Tanais

Catalogue 3. Inscriptions of «α/π» group on narrow-necked light clay amphorae from the Northern Black Sea region

Appendix 3. Illustrations