Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia
This paper argues that there is a political, social, economic or even historical substratum to the location and development of settlement that is significant to the diachronic understanding of settlement systems but may easily get neglected in favour of discussions of settlement hierarchy o...
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| description | This paper argues that there is a political, social, economic or even
historical substratum to the location and development of settlement that is
significant to the diachronic understanding of settlement systems but may
easily get neglected in favour of discussions of settlement hierarchy or
single events in settlement history. Hence, it postulates that the factors
for initial site location may not be the same as the factors for further
settlement development, and that said substratum should be explored to fully
grasp the reasons behind settlement dynamics. In doing so, it focuses on two
categories of sites - so-called bridge-sites at significant geographical
locations and legionary garrisons turned colonies. Settlements used as
examples are Horreum Margi, Naissus, Scupi, and Ratiaria in Moesia Superior. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5cc480dc5cf4bde855f70496c6814322025-01-30T06:44:47ZengInstitute for Balkan Studies SASABalcanica0350-76532406-08012024-01-01202455275710.2298/BALC2455027D0350-76532455027DReading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman MoesiaDiers Lina0Department of Historical Archaeology, Austrian Archaeological Institute - Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna, AustriaThis paper argues that there is a political, social, economic or even historical substratum to the location and development of settlement that is significant to the diachronic understanding of settlement systems but may easily get neglected in favour of discussions of settlement hierarchy or single events in settlement history. Hence, it postulates that the factors for initial site location may not be the same as the factors for further settlement development, and that said substratum should be explored to fully grasp the reasons behind settlement dynamics. In doing so, it focuses on two categories of sites - so-called bridge-sites at significant geographical locations and legionary garrisons turned colonies. Settlements used as examples are Horreum Margi, Naissus, Scupi, and Ratiaria in Moesia Superior.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2024/0350-76532455027D.pdfmoesia (superior)site locationsettlement developmentsettlement systemsscupiratiarianaissushorreum margi |
| spellingShingle | Diers Lina Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia Balcanica moesia (superior) site location settlement development settlement systems scupi ratiaria naissus horreum margi |
| title | Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia |
| title_full | Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia |
| title_fullStr | Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia |
| title_short | Reading the subtext - site location and settlement systems in roman Moesia |
| title_sort | reading the subtext site location and settlement systems in roman moesia |
| topic | moesia (superior) site location settlement development settlement systems scupi ratiaria naissus horreum margi |
| url | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2024/0350-76532455027D.pdf |
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