DOI article:
Milošević, Gordana: Principia and Praetoria along the Roman Limes in the Lower Danube
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Danube. The remains of civil settlement have been discovered about 30 m far
from the western rampart. On the basis of the data from itineraries, Notitia
Dignitatum i Byzantine writers fortification has been identified as castrum Novae
[Vasic 1984, 91-92. Cf. It. Ant, 218, 1/Novas; Tab. Peut. VII, 3/ad Novas; Not.
Dign. or. XLI 23-24/ad Novas, Novis; Proc. de aedif. IV, 4,6], Six building phases
have been distinguished [Vasic 1984, 95].
Fortification Novae at Cezava, dimensions 140 by 120 m (1.6 ha) had been
built of stone. It is attributed to the fourth building phase. According to the finds
of archaeological material this phase could be dated with great certainty in the
time of Trajan and even more precisely probably in the period between
preparations for the I Dacian war and immediately after the II Dacian war in 106
AD [Vasic 1984, 99], On building activity of Trajan testifies part of the inscription
ascribed to this emperor found near porta praetoria [cf. Mirkovic 1975, 220 sq.].
Military diploma found in the fourth building horizon indicates its continuance
until the end of the 2nd century. Diploma was awarded to the veteran of the navy
in the time of Antoninus Pius and most probably dates from the year 140 [Vasic
1984, 99; cf. Mirkovic, Vasic, 1982, 217 sq.].
Fortification on the whole it reproduces the plan of classical Roman castella
(fig. 3). Porta praetoria is facing the Danube. Porta principalis sinistra and porta
principalis dextra are at the communication that divides fortification in relation
Danube. The remains of civil settlement have been discovered about 30 m far
from the western rampart. On the basis of the data from itineraries, Notitia
Dignitatum i Byzantine writers fortification has been identified as castrum Novae
[Vasic 1984, 91-92. Cf. It. Ant, 218, 1/Novas; Tab. Peut. VII, 3/ad Novas; Not.
Dign. or. XLI 23-24/ad Novas, Novis; Proc. de aedif. IV, 4,6], Six building phases
have been distinguished [Vasic 1984, 95].
Fortification Novae at Cezava, dimensions 140 by 120 m (1.6 ha) had been
built of stone. It is attributed to the fourth building phase. According to the finds
of archaeological material this phase could be dated with great certainty in the
time of Trajan and even more precisely probably in the period between
preparations for the I Dacian war and immediately after the II Dacian war in 106
AD [Vasic 1984, 99], On building activity of Trajan testifies part of the inscription
ascribed to this emperor found near porta praetoria [cf. Mirkovic 1975, 220 sq.].
Military diploma found in the fourth building horizon indicates its continuance
until the end of the 2nd century. Diploma was awarded to the veteran of the navy
in the time of Antoninus Pius and most probably dates from the year 140 [Vasic
1984, 99; cf. Mirkovic, Vasic, 1982, 217 sq.].
Fortification on the whole it reproduces the plan of classical Roman castella
(fig. 3). Porta praetoria is facing the Danube. Porta principalis sinistra and porta
principalis dextra are at the communication that divides fortification in relation