DOI Artikel:
Milošević, Gordana: Principia and Praetoria along the Roman Limes in the Lower Danube
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41866#0050
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Fig. 1. Archaeological sites of the Roman period from Singidunum to Aquae
Second phase corresponds with construction of limes before and after the second
Dacian war.
IV phase at the limes dates from the time of the Severan dynasty with refections
that could be observe up to the time of Aurelianus.
V phase of construction on the Djerdap limes is connected with the reforms
of Diocletian and Constantine I.
VI phase of construction and restoration of the limes is marked by significant
building activity of Valentinianus I and Valens between years 367 and 370.
VII phase of limes restoration after great Gothic destructions (after the battle
at Hadrianopolis in 378) dates from the time of Theodosius I.
After Hunie intrusions in the years 441 and 443 the Danube limes had lost in
importance until Iustinian’s restoration when some new fortifications had ben
constructed and some old ones had been reconstructed. Roman fortification
structures constructed in this territory during a few centuries of Roman domination
are different according to their plan and purpose.
Archaeological remains of principia and praetoria have been discovered at
limited number of sites and belong to the III and IV building phase as well as to
the restoration in the VI phase.
The Headquarters buildings — Principia
NOVAE (Ćezava) — Fortification Novae (Cezava) is situated 18 km
downstream from Golubac (Cuppae), that is 6 km upstream from now flooded
village Dobra. Castrum had been built near the spot where small river Cezava
flows into the Danube on the significantly expanded Danube bank (fig. 2). The
terrain on which fortification was constructed is slightly sloping towards the
Fig. 1. Archaeological sites of the Roman period from Singidunum to Aquae
Second phase corresponds with construction of limes before and after the second
Dacian war.
IV phase at the limes dates from the time of the Severan dynasty with refections
that could be observe up to the time of Aurelianus.
V phase of construction on the Djerdap limes is connected with the reforms
of Diocletian and Constantine I.
VI phase of construction and restoration of the limes is marked by significant
building activity of Valentinianus I and Valens between years 367 and 370.
VII phase of limes restoration after great Gothic destructions (after the battle
at Hadrianopolis in 378) dates from the time of Theodosius I.
After Hunie intrusions in the years 441 and 443 the Danube limes had lost in
importance until Iustinian’s restoration when some new fortifications had ben
constructed and some old ones had been reconstructed. Roman fortification
structures constructed in this territory during a few centuries of Roman domination
are different according to their plan and purpose.
Archaeological remains of principia and praetoria have been discovered at
limited number of sites and belong to the III and IV building phase as well as to
the restoration in the VI phase.
The Headquarters buildings — Principia
NOVAE (Ćezava) — Fortification Novae (Cezava) is situated 18 km
downstream from Golubac (Cuppae), that is 6 km upstream from now flooded
village Dobra. Castrum had been built near the spot where small river Cezava
flows into the Danube on the significantly expanded Danube bank (fig. 2). The
terrain on which fortification was constructed is slightly sloping towards the