The vicinal road between Sirmium and the great canal of Probus. Exploring roman roads in the Glac study area

Abstract

As part of a comprehensive archaeological survey of the area around the site of Glac in the north-west of Serbia, a detailed examination has been undertaken of the pattern of the Roman roads, including the location of a vicinal road that led from the eastern periphery of ancient Sirmium along the Sava river to the Great Canal of the emperor Probus, the present-day Jarčina channel. The context of vicinal roads in the general pattern of Roman roads together with the implications of the road construction and usage throughout the Roman period including changes in the settlements pattern along its route are explored.

Keywords

• local roads
• pannonia secunda
• roman road
• sirmium
• via vicinalis
• vicinal roads