Roman and Late Roman Traffic Infrastructure on the Territory of Naissus

Abstract

As a spot on an important Balkan route, the territory of Naissus had an entire net of main, magistral roads (viae publicae, viae militares), bridges, and also roads of municipal and regional importance. Our attempt is to summarize the archaeological and epigraphic data on the remains of Roman traffic infrastructure, discovered on the territory of the city (milestones, remains of bridges, roads). Special attention will be paid to the discovery of two pentagonal pillars of the potential Roman bridge in the Nišava riverbed. According to the preserved travelogues from the Late Middle Ages and the New Ages, the bridge most likely lasted for centuries, until the end of the 19th century.