Life Along Communication Routes from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

Life along Communication Routes from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages is the result of the conference Roads and Rivers 2 held at the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb in 2020, enriched with additional invited contributions. The volume presents the latest research on Roman roads, not just in terms of their basic infrastructure but also exploring various aspects of life that were connected with it, from the Imperial period to that of decline, acculturation and integration of new identities, within the three Roman provinces of Pannonia, Moesia and Dalmatia. Within this area, various studies of new finds, alongside new observations and ideas are presented. They add to our knowledge not just of the Roman roads themselves but also about roadside stations and other facilities in various landscape contexts (such as Mediterranean and continental areas). The contributions also investigate the distribution of goods and ideas from the Roman period to the Middle Ages, and deal with different aspects of life as it developed and was transformed along Roman roads.

Ivana Ozanic Roguljic is an archaeologist specialising in the classical period, with a particular focus on instrumentum domesticum, the history of food, remote sensing and communications. She works on The Database of Antique Archaeological Sites of the Republic of Croatia. She is the Principal Investigator of the project 'Life on the Roman Road - Communications, Trade and Identities on Roman Roads in Croatia from 1st to 8th century (HRZZ)', and was a partner on the Interreg project, Living Danube Limes. Jere Drpid has research interests covering the period of antiquity, focusing in particular on archaeological GIS, landscape archaeology and Roman roads. Currently he is employed as an assistant/doctoral student on the project 'Life on the Roman Road - Communications, Trade and Identities on Roman Roads in Croatia from 1st to 8th century (HRZZ)'. Angelina Raickovic Savic is principally focused on the project 'Viminacium, Roman city and Legionary Fort'. Her interests relate primarily to Roman pottery and the use of scientific techniques for the analysis of materials. She is involved in several international projects, including 'ARCHEST - Developing archaeological audiences along the Roman route Aquileia-Emona-Sirmium-Viminacium' and 'Life on the Roman Road'. She is involved in various initiatives to bring archaeological research to children and the general public.