NAJSTARIJI KORIJENI GRAĐANSKOG DRUŠTVA NA TLU DANAŠNJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE
OLDEST ROOTS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE TERRITORY OF TODAY’S BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: Immediately after the conquest of Bosnian territory, the Roman authorities launched a series of activities that were aimed at present-native population, as soon as possible being incorporated into the society of the Roman Empire. In that sense, the Roman superiors, starting from triumvir Caesar (1st century BC) to the Emperor Caracalla (AD 212), had the practice of giving full civil rights (citizenship) to indigenous people, regardless of their ethnic, religious, vocational and any other affiliation. This laid a strong foundation for the establishment of a new social order, which, in its essence,was extremely tolerant, and also for the civil society, in which the indigenous population of this area was completely equal with other full Roman citizens. With the implementation of such a policy, the Roman authorities removed many obstacles when it came to social relations between the governing structures on the one hand and the subjects on the other hand. The above facts clearly suggest that the first and oldest roots of civil society in the territories of today's Bosnia and Herzegovina date back to the Roman rule.

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