Life along Communication Routes from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

This volume presents the latest research on Roman roads, not just in terms of their basic infrastructure but also exploring various aspects of life that were connected with it, from the Imperial period to that of decline, acculturation and integration of new identities, within the three Roman provinces of Pannonia, Moesia and Dalmati

Life along Communication Routes from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages is the result of the conference Roads and Rivers 2 held at the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb in 2020, enriched with additional invited contributions. The volume presents the latest research on Roman roads, not just in terms of their basic infrastructure but also exploring various aspects of life that were connected with it, from the Imperial period to that of decline, acculturation and integration of new identities, within the three Roman provinces of Pannonia, Moesia and Dalmatia. Within this area, various studies of new finds, alongside new observations and ideas are presented. They add to our knowledge not just of the Roman roads themselves but also about roadside stations and other facilities in various landscape contexts (such as Mediterranean and continental areas). The contributions also investigate the distribution of goods and ideas from the Roman period to the Middle Ages, and deal with different aspects of life as it developed and was transformed along Roman roads.

Introduction Sibenik's Donje Polje - Toni Brajkovic, Andrija Nakic and zeljko Krncevic Discovering Roman Roads of the Trilj Area - Domagoj Buzanic, Jelena Buzanic, Blaz Glavinic, Karla Ivak, Marko Jukic, Lucija Prusac, Domagoj Toncinic and Ivan Vidovic A Fort on the Road - Andrej Janes and Nikolina Vrancic An Island of Connectedness: Intra-Insular and Inter-Regional Communications of Rab Island (North-East Adriatic, Kvarner Gulf), Croatia - Ana Konestra, Paula Androic Gracanin and Fabian Welc The Roadside Station at zuta Lokva - Ivana Ozanic Roguljic Petrijanec-Aqua Viva - Lovorka stimac-Dedic The Unknown about the Known: The Mozdenec-Sudovec Roman Road - Jere Drpic New Data, Old Town: The Case of Aquae Balissae - Andrej Janes, Marina Matkovic Vrban and Ivana Hirschler Maric The Road from Mursa to the North: Segments of the Road in Remote Sensing Data - Mislav Files and Miroslav Vukovic On the Road from Ad Herculem to Rittium (Segment Cortanovci-Surduk) - Biljana Lucic, Alessandro De Rosa, Sara Zanni, Gorana Lemajic, Sonja stefanski-Zoric, Radoslav Muzdeka and Uros Nikolic Lifeline of the Frontier: The Road and Port Network and the Concept of Supply and Distribution in Moesia Superior - Nemanja Mrdic and Angelina Raickovic Savic Signposts of Settlement: Roman Communications and Avar-Age Sites in Continental Croatia: Overlap Pattern Analysis - Lorena Jurakic and Pia smalcelj Novakovic Small Items, Big Results - Anita Rapan Papesa,

Introduction

Šibenik’s Donje Polje – Toni Brajković, Andrija Nakić and Željko Krnčević

Discovering Roman Roads of the Trilj Area – Domagoj Bužanić, Jelena Bužanić, Blaž Glavinić, Karla Ivak, Marko Jukić, Lucija Prusac, Domagoj Tončinić and Ivan Vidović

A Fort on the Road – Andrej Janeš and Nikolina Vrančić

An Island of Connectedness: Intra-Insular and Inter-Regional Communications of Rab Island
(North-East Adriatic, Kvarner Gulf), Croatia – Ana Konestra, Paula Androić Gračanin and Fabian Welc

The Roadside Station at Žuta Lokva – Ivana Ožanić Roguljić

Petrijanec-Aqua Viva – Lovorka Štimac-Dedić

The Unknown about the Known: The Možđenec-Sudovec Roman Road – Jere Drpić

New Data, Old Town: The Case of Aquae Balissae – Andrej Janeš, Marina Matković Vrban and Ivana Hirschler Marić

The Road from Mursa to the North: Segments of the Road in Remote Sensing Data – Mislav Fileš and Miroslav Vuković

On the Road from Ad Herculem to Rittium (Segment Čortanovci-Surduk) – Biljana Lučić, Alessandro De Rosa, Sara Zanni, Gorana Lemajić, Sonja Štefanski-Zorić, Radoslav Muždeka and Uroš Nikolić

Lifeline of the Frontier: The Road and Port Network and the Concept of Supply and Distribution in
Moesia Superior – Nemanja Mrđić and Angelina Raičković Savić

Signposts of Settlement: Roman Communications and Avar-Age Sites in Continental Croatia:
Overlap Pattern Analysis – Lorena Jurakić and Pia Šmalcelj Novaković

Small Items, Big Results – Anita Rapan Papeša

Ivana Ožanić Roguljić is an archaeologist specialising in the classical period, with a particular focus on instrumentum domesticum, the history of food, remote sensing and communications. She works on The Database of Antique Archaeological Sites of the Republic of Croatia. She is the Principal Investigator of the project ‘Life on the Roman Road – Communications, Trade and Identities on Roman Roads in Croatia from 1st to 8th century (HRZZ)’, and was a partner on the Interreg project, Living Danube Limes.

Jere Drpić has research interests covering the period of antiquity, focusing in particular on archaeological GIS, landscape archaeology and Roman roads. Currently he is employed as an assistant/doctoral student on the project ‘Life on the Roman Road – Communications, Trade and Identities on Roman Roads in Croatia from 1st to 8th century (HRZZ)’.

Angelina Raičković Savić is principally focused on the project ‘Viminacium, Roman city and Legionary Fort’. Her interests relate primarily to Roman pottery and the use of scientific techniques for the analysis of materials. She is involved in several international projects, including ‘ARCHEST – Developing archaeological audiences along the Roman route Aquileia-Emona-Sirmium-Viminacium’ and ‘Life on the Roman Road’. She is involved in various initiatives to bring archaeological research to children and the general public.

• Edited by Ivana Ožanić Roguljić
• Edited by Jere Drpić
• Edited by Angelina Raičković Savić