Late Roman fortifications in the Leskovac basin in relation to urban Centres

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ID11993207
AuthorsVujadin Ivanisevic (0000-0002-3375-3944, Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, corresponding author), Sonja Stamenkovic (Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade)
Year2014
Issue64
Pages219-230
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStarinar (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0350-0241 • E-ISSN: 2406-0739
PublisherNational Library of Serbia (PUBLISHER • RS)
DOI10.2298/sta1464219i
OpenAlexW1995583253
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

Due to a general insecurity and the need to protect the population and communications, towards the end of the 4th century a large number of Late Roman fortifications were built in the region of the Leskovac basin, mainly towards the edges. Their distribution was determined by the level of the region?s population density, its resources and by the need to control the roads. These were predominantly smaller fortifications whose primary role was the protection of the local population, who lived off the land and bred cattle. However, the largest number of these is in the western part of the basin, in the mountainous regions of Goljak, Majdan, Radan and Pasjaca, whilst the highest density of fortifications is in the Banjska Reka valley, around the village of Sijarina. The whole region was known for its mining activity in previous centuries. A particular group comprises the fortifications around Caricin Grad - Justiniana Prima, whose main role was the defence of the access to the city

Ancient history · Archaeology · Distribution (mathematics · Geography · Population · Population density · Sociology · Structural basin · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Demography · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Geology · Paleontology

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