Original scientific paper

Via publica and other communications between Celeia and Neviodunum in the late Roman period

Slavko Ciglenečki ; Institut of Archaeology, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

The paper presents an attempted reconstruction of the route of the Roman road from Celeia to Neviodunum which has been interpreted in different ways in the literature on a number of occasions. The discovery of milestones at Brestanica on the right bank of the River Sava, the proven remains of a Roman bridge over the Sava at Zidani most, geographical facts and archaeological finds all indicate that the road passed along the right bank of the Savinja and Sava rivers. In the late Roman period this route was additionally confirmed by smaller fortifications that were distributed along the road with the task of controlling the traffic on the road and on both rivers. The remains of the characteristic late Roman military outfit found on several highland positions in the interior of the hilly landscape between Celeia and Neviodunum also indicate that there were some smaller communications, which made use of the most favourable natural passages through the hilly terrain. This kind of road and trail network confirms the strategic and transit importance of the region, which lay in the immediate vicinity of battles that were waged during the civil wars in the 2nd half of the 4th century.

Keywords

late Roman period; 4th-5th c.; Roman road; late Roman fortifications; Stražnik; Kozjek; Gradišče pri Dunaju; Gradec pri Prapretnem; Zidani most; Brestanica

Hrčak ID:

25725

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/25725

Publication date:

9.7.2008.

Article data in other languages: slovenian

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