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Fortress Diana
Roman fortress near Karataš, Djerdap Castrum Diana was built on the very bank of the Danube, on a hill near the village of Sipa. The construction of the earliest earthen and wooden fortifications is related to the arrival of the first military formations on the Danube at the beginning of the 1st century. The stone…
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Viminatium
Kostolac, a Roman town and port, found boats a few years ago The remains of the Roman city and the legionary camp are located in the immediate vicinity of the village of Stari Kostolac, 12 km from Požarevac. As the capital of the province of Upper Moesia, it was an important military and administrative center.…
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Turkish ditch – Celtic opidum
The Celtic oppidum, known under the name Turski šanac, is located near Bačka Palanka, on the left bank of the Danube in the direction of Obrva. In the lowland part of the atar, an earthen fortification in the shape of a ring dominates, the width of the rampart is 5m, and the preserved height is…
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Čarnok
In the vicinity of today’s Vrbas, in the atar of Bački Dobro Polje, there is the Late Late Late Late Late Late Late settlement of Čarnok. The settlement is located in the central part of the fertile Bačka Plain on the southern slopes of the Telek Plateau, between the two fertile rivers Danube and Tisa,…
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Castellum Onagrinum
Begeč: It is one of the few Roman military camps built in Barbaricum, (contralimes), on the territory of Bačka. Its remains are located south of today’s settlement (on the banks of the Kuva and Atska), on an area of 40-50 ha, opposite Banoštor – the former Roman Bononia. It is recorded in ancient written sources…
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Vicus Josista
Beočin Vicus Josista village, villa rustica and tower In the atar of the village at the beginning of the 20th century, several finds from the Roman period were discovered, the most important of which is a stone find – međajash, on which is carved the inscription of the Roman name of the village – Josista.…
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Rakovac
In the period from 1888 to 1889, the foundations of a stone-built Roman camp and brick-built tombs were discovered at the “Stručica” site. Based on the marks on the bricks, it was established that the VI Legion of Herculia and the III Cohort of Apinorum equitata resided here. In 1909, a hoard of Roman bronze…
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Bononia
The favorable geographical position of Banoštor on the northern slopes of Fruška Gora, at a place where there is a favorable crossing over the Danube, made it an important strategic place in all periods. Thus, in Banoštra, the Romans built the Bononia camp with a dock which, together with the Onagrinum fortress in Begeč on…
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Cusum
Kuzum, an ancient settlement located in the area of today’s Petrovaradin. As later archaeological excavations showed, R. Schmidt correctly assumed that the Romans built the fortress on the prehistoric hillfort, which they occupied, expanded and named Kuzum (Cuzum). This fortification is depicted in the ancient itinerary of the Tabula Peutingeriana. The Cusum camp is mentioned…