New findings and perspectives of archaeological research of the urban and administrative center of the Aquae municipium Cover Image

Novi nalazi i perspektive arheoloških istraživanja urbanog i upravnog središta municipija Aquae
New findings and perspectives of archaeological research of the urban and administrative center of the Aquae municipium

Author(s): Salmedin Mesihović, Amra Šačić Beća
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Customs / Folklore, Social history, Ancient World
Published by: Udruženje za proučavanje i promoviranje ilirskog naslijeđa i drevnih i klasičnih civilizacija “BATHINVS”
Keywords: Ilidža; Aquae S; baths; epigraphic monuments; archaeological material; heritage protection; urbanization; goals;

Summary/Abstract: The introduction of this paper gives a short overview of the results of archaeological, historiographic, and epigraphic research of the Roman municipium Aquae. The urban center of the municipium Aquae was in Ilidža, one of nine municipalities of the Sarajevo Canton. In 2022, at the right bank of the Željeznica river, an unpublished Roman-period monument was recorded. Analysis has determined that this is a fragment of a tombstone (cippus) or an honorary inscription (tituli publici). Moreover, this paper addresses the issue of unregistered archaeological material from the Roman period that is recorded in the Željeznica riverbed and near previously corroborated archaeological sites in Ilidža. In this context, two fragments of honorary bases stand out. One of these fragments has preserved indentations that served to attach the statue or bust to the base. Finally, the paper includes maps made as the result of systematic research in 1979. This research was conducted by the Sarajevo City Institute for the Protection and Organization of Cultural Monuments (today’s Cantonal Institution for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo).

  • Issue Year: 7/2023
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 167-191
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Bosnian
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