Kulturno-povijesni utjecaji u kulturnoj umjetnosti Dezidijata u rimsko doba
Cultural-historical influence to the Desidiates Cultic Art during the Roman period

Summary/Abstract: Cultural-historical influences coming from different cultural and geographical areas of the Classical World, Mediterranean and Asia Minor, as well as continental parts of Greece, Thrace and Danubian basin (Map 3) can be studied and followed in their diversity in the period of Roman rule, from the 2nd to the 4th centuries AD. This can be done through iconography of the preserved deities (Tab.1,1.2; 2,1.2; 6,1.2) found in the territory of the Desitiates. In a certain way, a great help in studies of cultural influences and cultic art of the Desitiates, is their necropolis at Kamenjača in Breza. This necropolis, considering its finds, especially the sepulchral ones, as well as historical-epigraphic and others, shows its important cultural-historical and scientific character from the periods of the late La Tène and early Roman Empire (Tab.5,3-6; 7,3). This means that the necropolis in its chronology encompasses a period of six centuries, three of them from the La Tene period, and three from the period of Roman rule. Thus, in the historical period of three centuries of the Desitiates’ independence, we can find their definitely developed indigenous religion, myths or Pantheon, which could, according to cultural specifications, correspond with major religions – Greek and Italic. This can easily bee seen in the Roman cultic art, in the sculpture of cultic reliefs, (Tab.1,1.2; 2,1.2) from the end of the Hellenism, and under its influence (Tab.1,1), as well as under influences of Italic culture (Tab.1,2; 2,1.2; 6,1).

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