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DOI Artikel:
Milošević, Gordana: Principia and Praetoria along the Roman Limes in the Lower Danube
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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41866#0049

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Gordana Milosevic
Belgrade

PRINCIPIA AND PRAETORIA ALONG THE ROMAN
LIMES ON THE LOWER DANUBE

Important part in the organization of the Roman camps played the buildings
distinguished as principia and praetoria. They have been discovered within many
fortifications in the Lower Danube region (Iatrus, Novae, Dinogecia etc.) and
originate from different time periods. On this occasion we would pay more
attention to the buildings along the Danube from Singidunum (Belgrade) down
to the mouth of the river Timok, especially in the Derdapa region (Iron Gate
area). These buildings have been ascertained at the sites Viminacium (Kostolac),
Novae (Cezava), Campsa (Ravna), Diana (Karataś), Pontes (Kostol), Drobeta
(Tumu Severin) (fig. 1).
Large scale investigation works at the Derdap limes during the construction
of the hydro-systems Djerdap I and II raised many questions related to the
organization of the Roman army, organization of Roman fortifications and these
problems occupied many historians and archaeologists. On many occasions there
were discussions concerning main phases of constmction of the Derdap limes
from Golubac (Cuppae) to Prahovo {Aquae) [Petrovic, Vasic 1996, 20-22; Vasic,
Kondić 1986, 542-560; Mirkovic 1968]. Not going into details we should mention
only the most important places connected to the constmction of this section of
the limes from the 1st to the 6th century.
I phase of constmction of this section of limes is represented by marking out
the land route through the Djerdap gorge from Gospodjin Vir to Taliata and
regualtion of the navigable route. These works had been going on during the
entire first century by stages, which are marked with the building inscriptions
carved in the Djerdap rocks (two tables of Tiberius from the years 33-34).
II phase is characterised by constmction of fortifications in the time of the
Flavian dynasty.
III phase of limes constmction could be dated in the time of reign of Trajan,
Hadrian and Antoninę dynasty and includes two phases; in the time around the
first Dacian war, when road, channel and bridge at Pontes had been constmcted.
 
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