Histria antiqua, Vol. 21 No. 21, 2012.
Original scientific paper
Roman Naval Bases at the Eastern Adriatic
Anamarija KURILIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-7178-4584
; University in Zadar Department of history Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV., 2 23000 Zadar, Hrvatska
Abstract
On the basis of available data, the author shall search for sites of Roman naval bases at the Eastern Adriatic, particularly
along the Croatian coastline and on its islands.
In both prehistory and antiquity this part of the Adriatic has always been the preferred one for the maritime
traffic, due to its countless islands and islets, and to one of the most indented coasts in the world, which secured numerous
shelters and anchorages to ships and their crews. These features alone justify assumption that there must have been some
other Roman naval stations, and not just in the main port of the classis praetoria Ravennatium in Ravenna at the western
coast of the Adriatic Sea. Epigraphic evidence suggests that naval stations must have existed at least in Salona, and somewhere
near Apsorus, on Colentum and perhaps in Iader; unfortunately, literary sources and archaeological data are almost
completely lacking.
Keywords
Roman Dalmatia; Roman imperial fleets; Adriatic Sea; Salona; Aporus; Colentum; Iader
Hrčak ID:
100879
URI
Publication date:
1.8.2012.
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