1. Annuaire d'études françaises 2014, tome 2: La France et l'Orient / Annual of French Studies 2014, volume 2 : France and Orient (2014)
2. The Travelogue of Gilbert Romme on Crimea: archeological commentary

The Travelogue of Gilbert Romme on Crimea: archeological commentary

Khrapunov Nikita

   The paper discusses the journal of the travel through the Crimea in 1786 compiled by Gilbert Romme, who later became a prominent figure of eighteenth-century French Revolution and a “martyr of Prairial.” Although Romme’s main interests during this travel reflected in his journal were related to economy and warfare, he also described numerous archaeological sites in the peninsula. The study of his notes sheds extra light on Romme’s scientific biography and provides much new information on the first stage of archaeological and historical researches in the Crimea.

Keywords: Modern history, Archaeology, Travelogues, Gilbert Romme, Crimea.

Link: Khrapunov N. The Travelogue of Gilbert Romme on Crimea: archeological commentary // Annuaire d'études françaises 2014, tome 2: La France et l'Orient / Annual of French Studies 2014, volume 2 : France and Orient.М. P. 63-101.