Ceramic building materials of Viminacium
Abstract
Ceramic building materials1 were one of the key building materials of the Roman Empire. They were introduced to the area of the province of Moesia Superior and ancient Viminacium by the Romans. Prior to their arrival, the province was sparsely urbanised, and in the following centuries, Viminacium grew to be its largest agglomeration2. The site is located in Eastern Serbia, next to the modern town of Kostolac, on the right bank of the Mlava river, near its confluence with the Danube. It was first established as a legionary camp (castrum legionis), whose oldest phase dates to the Flavian period. In the late 1st - early 2nd century, a civilian settlement developed to the west of the camp. The city gained the status of municipium in AD 117, during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, and in AD 239, during the reign of Emperor Gordianus III it was granted the status of colonia. The city and its surroundings were destroyed by the Huns in AD 441 and never again regained its former glory.
Keywords:
Viminacium / figlinae / ceramic building materials / Roman bricks and tilesSource:
1st international conference with workshop science for conservation of the Danube limes, Mortar design for conservation – Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years After, Programme and abstracts (Viminacium, Serbia June 27th – July 1st, 2022), 2022, 118-120Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology
Institution/Community
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - GEN AU - Jevtović, Ljubomir PY - 2022 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/623 AB - Ceramic building materials1 were one of the key building materials of the Roman Empire. They were introduced to the area of the province of Moesia Superior and ancient Viminacium by the Romans. Prior to their arrival, the province was sparsely urbanised, and in the following centuries, Viminacium grew to be its largest agglomeration2. The site is located in Eastern Serbia, next to the modern town of Kostolac, on the right bank of the Mlava river, near its confluence with the Danube. It was first established as a legionary camp (castrum legionis), whose oldest phase dates to the Flavian period. In the late 1st - early 2nd century, a civilian settlement developed to the west of the camp. The city gained the status of municipium in AD 117, during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, and in AD 239, during the reign of Emperor Gordianus III it was granted the status of colonia. The city and its surroundings were destroyed by the Huns in AD 441 and never again regained its former glory. PB - Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology T2 - 1st international conference with workshop science for conservation of the Danube limes, Mortar design for conservation – Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years After, Programme and abstracts (Viminacium, Serbia June 27th – July 1st, 2022) T1 - Ceramic building materials of Viminacium EP - 120 SP - 118 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_623 ER -
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Jevtović, L.. (2022). Ceramic building materials of Viminacium. in 1st international conference with workshop science for conservation of the Danube limes, Mortar design for conservation – Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years After, Programme and abstracts (Viminacium, Serbia June 27th – July 1st, 2022) Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology., 118-120. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_623
Jevtović L. Ceramic building materials of Viminacium. in 1st international conference with workshop science for conservation of the Danube limes, Mortar design for conservation – Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years After, Programme and abstracts (Viminacium, Serbia June 27th – July 1st, 2022). 2022;:118-120. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_623 .
Jevtović, Ljubomir, "Ceramic building materials of Viminacium" in 1st international conference with workshop science for conservation of the Danube limes, Mortar design for conservation – Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years After, Programme and abstracts (Viminacium, Serbia June 27th – July 1st, 2022) (2022):118-120, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_623 .