Papers by Antonija Ropkic
Glasnik Srpskog arheološkog društva 39/Journal of the Serbian Archaeological Society 39, 2023
This paper presents two unusual and curious types of glass objects,
finely crafted juglet-shaped ... more This paper presents two unusual and curious types of glass objects,
finely crafted juglet-shaped pendants from the southern necropolis of Pećine, found in skeletal children’s graves, dated into the second half of the 4th century. Pendants (C-68, C-9144) are part of the Viminacium collection, kept in the National Museum in Požarevac. They were made of dark-green/black opaque and blue translucent glass, around a removable glass rod, probably in workshops producing glass beads, with the use of similar techniques. They are exceptional, both technologically and aesthetically, and therefore stand out compared to most published examples.
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Journal of the Serbian Archaeological Society 37:339-358, 2021
Fragments of nine relief stamps at the bottoms of mould-blown square glass bottles, Isings type 5... more Fragments of nine relief stamps at the bottoms of mould-blown square glass bottles, Isings type 50, have been discovered during rescue excavations at the site of Viminacium between 1979 and 1984. Eight fragments were found at the southern necropoles of Viminacium, Više Grobalja, Pećine and Velika Kapija, and one came from the site of Čair, as a chance find. They were dated into the period from the middle of the 1st century to the 3rd century AD, on the basis of dated contexts from the necropoles, and on the basis of analogies from relief stamps found elsewhere in the Empire.
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Glasnik srpskog arheološkog društva 36 , 2020
This paper presents five Mercury bottles in the collection of the National Museum in Požarevac, f... more This paper presents five Mercury bottles in the collection of the National Museum in Požarevac, found during rescue excavations of the Viminacium necropoles Više Grobalja and Pećine.
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Annual of the city of Belgrade , 2018
Studying everyday life outside urban nuclei in the territory of Serbia in the antique period is a... more Studying everyday life outside urban nuclei in the territory of Serbia in the antique period is a great challenge. On formerly fertile fields located in urban peripheries, villae rusticae, the settlements that played a major role in supplying the needs of the urban population, the army, and the residents of mining areas, were established. Urbanization and industrial development have made it increasingly difficult to record and investigate material culture remains, especially within the framework of modern cities, the territory of which is considerably larger than the territory of ancient cities. The territory of modern Belgrade is no exception. The available data on Late Antique villaе rusticaе in the territory of Singidunum were collected during the rescue excavations conducted in the second half of the 20th century. Although the greatest part of the research yielded modest results, it significantly contributed to the understanding of the rural landscape and everyday life in villa rustica settlements.
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Archaeological Explorations at the E80 Highway, 2017
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Rezultati novih arheoloških istraživanja u severozapadnoj Srbiji i susednim teritorijama, 2013
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Kolubara 6, 2014
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Journal of the Serbian Archaeological Society 28: 259-278, 2013
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Kolubara 5: 275-281, 2010
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Glasnik Srpskog arheolokog drustva, Jan 1, 2008
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Glasnik Srpskog arheolokog drutva, Jan 1, 2006
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Talks by Antonija Ropkic
Imperialism and identities at the edges of the Roman World 4, 20-23/09/2018, Valjevo (Serbia), 2018
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It has long been considered that the northwestern part of Serbia that lies between the
rivers Ko... more It has long been considered that the northwestern part of Serbia that lies between the
rivers Kolubara, Sava and Drina is archaeologically uninteresting. Tucked away, the
region is inaccessible by main roads, which is probably one of the reason why this region remained outside the interest of the scholars. Kolubara region was located between the provinces of Pannonia Inferior, Moesia and Dalmatia, whose borders are still debated. Extremely fertile and easily cultivated in the central and northern areas, the region was a financial support system of fortifications on the northern border of the Empire, along the Sava and Danube. Even in the prehistoric period this region rich with the ores in the western and southern part was behind the chain of forts, naturally protected settlements built on the higher plateaus over the major and minor rivers and streams with mineral wealth in the background. In the late Roman period, the region was well connected with main roads and centers, and had excellent conditions for the development of trade. The flows of Kolubara, Save and Danube have been associated with Central Europe, eastern parts of the Balkan Peninsula all the way to the Black Sea, and through the Black Sea to the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
After the Roman conquest, more indigenous communities, among which was difficult to draw precise tribal boundaries, were mentioned as inhabitants of northeastern Dalmatia and southeastern Pannonia. Romanisation of the region can be followed in several ways:
• by looking at the number, density, position of sites;
• through contact and interaction between Romans and the indigenous population
that has retained its autonomy, as can be seen on the ceramic material;
• through the social changes caused by the establishment of the Roman imperial
rule and administration, which were reflected in the establishment of a new type of rural settlement-villa rustica, considerably present in region of Kolubara.
Based on the collected data and based on locations and significance of the region during the 1st to 4th century AD we can see that the first centuries AD shows an absence of Roman cultural elements. Following the traces of the Roman penetration which was conducted from the southern part of Lower Pannonia and Moesia, it can be seen that the earliest findings can be dated in the second half of the 2nd century AD. The indigene inhabitants in this area probably had not begun a process of Romanisation up to the 2nd century AD. This was a period in which they retained their own traditional conservative cultural forms and characteristics. From the 3rd century more intensive colonization and development of communications had begun. We can draw the conclusion that the Romanisation moved slowly and that it was growing in the 3rd and 4th century AD. Based on the archaeological material-rare epigraphic finds and mostly ceramic material; the few excavated architectural remains and distribution of the archaeological sites with the remains of villa rustica, it is possible to examine the degree of Romanisation and partially reconstruct the ways of life, both in the hills and in the lowland of Kolubara region.
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by Vojislav Filipovic, Srpsko Arheološko Društvo, Charuta Kulkarni, Boban Tripkovic, Dejan Bulic, Radivoje Arsic, aleksandar bulatovic, Dušan S Rašković, Vladimir Pecikoza, Antonija Ropkic, Gordana Jeremic, Bojana Plemić, Adam Crnobrnja, H Arthur Bankoff, Neda Mirković-Marić, and Wayne Powell
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Doctoral Dissertation, 2017
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Papers by Antonija Ropkic
finely crafted juglet-shaped pendants from the southern necropolis of Pećine, found in skeletal children’s graves, dated into the second half of the 4th century. Pendants (C-68, C-9144) are part of the Viminacium collection, kept in the National Museum in Požarevac. They were made of dark-green/black opaque and blue translucent glass, around a removable glass rod, probably in workshops producing glass beads, with the use of similar techniques. They are exceptional, both technologically and aesthetically, and therefore stand out compared to most published examples.
Talks by Antonija Ropkic
rivers Kolubara, Sava and Drina is archaeologically uninteresting. Tucked away, the
region is inaccessible by main roads, which is probably one of the reason why this region remained outside the interest of the scholars. Kolubara region was located between the provinces of Pannonia Inferior, Moesia and Dalmatia, whose borders are still debated. Extremely fertile and easily cultivated in the central and northern areas, the region was a financial support system of fortifications on the northern border of the Empire, along the Sava and Danube. Even in the prehistoric period this region rich with the ores in the western and southern part was behind the chain of forts, naturally protected settlements built on the higher plateaus over the major and minor rivers and streams with mineral wealth in the background. In the late Roman period, the region was well connected with main roads and centers, and had excellent conditions for the development of trade. The flows of Kolubara, Save and Danube have been associated with Central Europe, eastern parts of the Balkan Peninsula all the way to the Black Sea, and through the Black Sea to the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
After the Roman conquest, more indigenous communities, among which was difficult to draw precise tribal boundaries, were mentioned as inhabitants of northeastern Dalmatia and southeastern Pannonia. Romanisation of the region can be followed in several ways:
• by looking at the number, density, position of sites;
• through contact and interaction between Romans and the indigenous population
that has retained its autonomy, as can be seen on the ceramic material;
• through the social changes caused by the establishment of the Roman imperial
rule and administration, which were reflected in the establishment of a new type of rural settlement-villa rustica, considerably present in region of Kolubara.
Based on the collected data and based on locations and significance of the region during the 1st to 4th century AD we can see that the first centuries AD shows an absence of Roman cultural elements. Following the traces of the Roman penetration which was conducted from the southern part of Lower Pannonia and Moesia, it can be seen that the earliest findings can be dated in the second half of the 2nd century AD. The indigene inhabitants in this area probably had not begun a process of Romanisation up to the 2nd century AD. This was a period in which they retained their own traditional conservative cultural forms and characteristics. From the 3rd century more intensive colonization and development of communications had begun. We can draw the conclusion that the Romanisation moved slowly and that it was growing in the 3rd and 4th century AD. Based on the archaeological material-rare epigraphic finds and mostly ceramic material; the few excavated architectural remains and distribution of the archaeological sites with the remains of villa rustica, it is possible to examine the degree of Romanisation and partially reconstruct the ways of life, both in the hills and in the lowland of Kolubara region.
JSAS volumes/ GSAD sveske by Antonija Ropkic
Books by Antonija Ropkic
ABSTRACT BOOKLETS by Antonija Ropkic
Thesis Chapters by Antonija Ropkic
finely crafted juglet-shaped pendants from the southern necropolis of Pećine, found in skeletal children’s graves, dated into the second half of the 4th century. Pendants (C-68, C-9144) are part of the Viminacium collection, kept in the National Museum in Požarevac. They were made of dark-green/black opaque and blue translucent glass, around a removable glass rod, probably in workshops producing glass beads, with the use of similar techniques. They are exceptional, both technologically and aesthetically, and therefore stand out compared to most published examples.
rivers Kolubara, Sava and Drina is archaeologically uninteresting. Tucked away, the
region is inaccessible by main roads, which is probably one of the reason why this region remained outside the interest of the scholars. Kolubara region was located between the provinces of Pannonia Inferior, Moesia and Dalmatia, whose borders are still debated. Extremely fertile and easily cultivated in the central and northern areas, the region was a financial support system of fortifications on the northern border of the Empire, along the Sava and Danube. Even in the prehistoric period this region rich with the ores in the western and southern part was behind the chain of forts, naturally protected settlements built on the higher plateaus over the major and minor rivers and streams with mineral wealth in the background. In the late Roman period, the region was well connected with main roads and centers, and had excellent conditions for the development of trade. The flows of Kolubara, Save and Danube have been associated with Central Europe, eastern parts of the Balkan Peninsula all the way to the Black Sea, and through the Black Sea to the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
After the Roman conquest, more indigenous communities, among which was difficult to draw precise tribal boundaries, were mentioned as inhabitants of northeastern Dalmatia and southeastern Pannonia. Romanisation of the region can be followed in several ways:
• by looking at the number, density, position of sites;
• through contact and interaction between Romans and the indigenous population
that has retained its autonomy, as can be seen on the ceramic material;
• through the social changes caused by the establishment of the Roman imperial
rule and administration, which were reflected in the establishment of a new type of rural settlement-villa rustica, considerably present in region of Kolubara.
Based on the collected data and based on locations and significance of the region during the 1st to 4th century AD we can see that the first centuries AD shows an absence of Roman cultural elements. Following the traces of the Roman penetration which was conducted from the southern part of Lower Pannonia and Moesia, it can be seen that the earliest findings can be dated in the second half of the 2nd century AD. The indigene inhabitants in this area probably had not begun a process of Romanisation up to the 2nd century AD. This was a period in which they retained their own traditional conservative cultural forms and characteristics. From the 3rd century more intensive colonization and development of communications had begun. We can draw the conclusion that the Romanisation moved slowly and that it was growing in the 3rd and 4th century AD. Based on the archaeological material-rare epigraphic finds and mostly ceramic material; the few excavated architectural remains and distribution of the archaeological sites with the remains of villa rustica, it is possible to examine the degree of Romanisation and partially reconstruct the ways of life, both in the hills and in the lowland of Kolubara region.