{"id":7635,"date":"2023-09-18T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ai.ac.rs\/?p=7635"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:58:31","slug":"timacum-minus-ravna-near-knjazevac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ai.ac.rs\/en\/timacum-minus-ravna-near-knjazevac\/","title":{"rendered":"TIMACUM MINUS \u2013 RAVNA NEAR KNJA\u017dEVAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr Igor Bjeli\u0107, Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade<\/p>\n

MA Bojana Iliji\u0107, Homeland Museum, Knja\u017eevac<\/p>\n

MA Nikola Radinovi\u0107- Belgrade<\/p>\n

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Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade<\/p>\n

Homeland Museum, Knja\u017eevac<\/p>\n

Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Ni\u0161[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Roman fortification of Timacum Minus was the administrative centre of the Roman mining area, and is dated from the mid-1st<\/sup> to the mid-5th<\/sup> century AD. The site is located on the left bank of the Beli Timok river, about 400 m east of the village of Ravna, which is 10 km northwest of Knja\u017eevac, in eastern Serbia. The remains of a civilian settlement were identified by archaeological prospection and small-scale trial trenching in the area north and south of the fort. Northeast of the fort, Roman baths were explored, while in the southwest a large building with a hypocaust heating system was partially excavated. Based on the finds of alters and the remains of a stone sculpture it is assumed that the shrines of Jupiter Dolichenus, Diana, Mars and Mithras existed in the civilian settlement. Archaeological prospection at the site of Timacum Minus determined the location of the Roman and mediaeval necropolis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Roman site of Timacum Minus is located on the left bank of the White Timok, about 400 m east of the village of Ravna, which is located 10 km northwest of Knja\u017eevac, in eastern Serbia.<\/p>\n

Since 1975, the Archaeological Institute in Belgrade, in cooperation with the Local Museum of Knja\u017eevac, has continuously carried out systematic archaeological research of the Roman site of Timacum Minus. The Project Director from 1975 to 1996 was Dr Petar Petrovi\u0107, who, together with his collaborators, published the preliminary results of archaeological research and epigraphic monuments from this locality.<\/p>\n

Archaeological investigations of the Timacum Minus fortification over an area of about two hectares, at the site of Kuline, revealed the remains of the oldest earthen fortification with a palisade and wooden square towers in the sector of the north-western tower and, along the eastern rampart, a defensive trench – fossa, created in the middle of the 1st<\/sup> century AD. The company of this, the oldest fortification, was the cohors I Thracum Syriaca. Excavations in the sector of the western and southern gates, in the north-eastern, north-western and south-western corners of the fortification revealed the first stone fortification from the first half of the 2nd<\/sup> century. It had a rectangular base, with dimensions of 144 (east-west) x 112 m (north-south), rounded corners and internal square towers. The western and southern gates were about 3 m wide, flanked by two inner square towers each. The fortress had one such gate on all four ramparts. Between the corners and gates of the fortification, there were two inner square towers. From the formation of the stone castle until the late antique period, the company consisted of the cavalry cohors II Aurelia Dardanorum.<\/p>\n

During the renovation of the fortifications, undertaken at the end of the 3rd<\/sup> century in this phase, the fortification retained the foundation from the previous period, and rectangular towers were built, which partially extend beyond the line of the restored rampart. During the first half of the 4th<\/sup> century, Timacum Minus was defended by 16 to 20 towers. The characteristic of this phase is that the towers and ramparts were built from blocks of grey sandstone and spoila from buildings from the previous period, among them tombstones from the nearby necropolis from the 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> centuries.<\/p>\n

Archaeological research in the sector of the southern gate confirmed the restoration of the fortification from the middle of the 4th<\/sup> century. During the second half of the 4th<\/sup> century, the ramparts of Timacum Minus were rebuilt for the last time. Research revealed large projecting towers with a rectangular base, built in the opus mixtum technique. At this stage of the fort’s life, only the eastern gate was functional, and the fort had 15 to 17 large projecting towers, as well as a strong rampart with an average width of about 3 m. This fortification was destroyed in a fire at the beginning of the 5th<\/sup> century, as evidenced by the level of burning in the sector of the southern gate. In the last two decades of the 4th<\/sup> century, cohort II Aurelia Dardanorum was replaced by a cavalry detachment of pseudocomitatenses Timacenses auxiliarii, a unit that protected the entire area of Timoc.<\/p>\n

In the sector of the southern gate, construction activities from the first half of the 5th<\/sup> century were also discovered. To the east of the gate, traces of archaeometallurgical activities were found in this phase. Life in the fortress was interrupted in the middle of the 5th<\/sup> century by massive destruction in a fire.<\/p>\n

In the interior of the fortification, on the path of the decumanus (via principalis decumana), a large building with pilasters, most likely the principia, were partially explored. Based on archaeological finds, this building was dated to the 4th<\/sup> century, and it was in operation until the middle of the 5th<\/sup> century. In the first half of the 5th<\/sup> century, it was used as a warehouse – horreum.\u00a0 In the northeast corner of the fortification a circular building was discovered with a diameter of 6 m, most likely a cistern or pool for washing or separating ore. Metallurgical activities were confirmed in Timacum Minus from the second half of the 4th<\/sup> century in the sector of the southern gate.<\/p>\n

The remains of the urban civilian settlement were ascertained by prospecting and smaller soundings in the area south of the fortification, where parts of two buildings, one from the 2nd<\/sup> to 3rd<\/sup> century and the other from the first half of the 4th<\/sup> century. Northeast of the castle, on the banks of the Timok, the thermal baths (thermae I) built in the 2nd<\/sup> century and abandoned at the end of the 4th<\/sup> century have been fully excavated. To the southwest of the fortification, a large building with a loose foundation, with two apses on the southern facade and with a hypocaust heating system, was partially explored, most likely a public bath (thermae II) or a luxury villa (villa urbana).<\/p>\n

Based on the finds of altars, votive inscriptions and remains of stone sculptures, the existence of temples dedicated to Jupiter Dolichen, Diana and Mithras was confirmed in the civil settlement of Timacum Minus, while a smaller sanctuary dedicated to Mars was most likely located in the campsa.<\/p>\n

During systematic research on this site, the location of Roman necropolises was generally established. A large number of discovered tombstones, built into the ramparts of the rebuilt fortifications testify to a large necropolis from the 2nd<\/sup>-3rd<\/sup> centuries. On the basis of geophysical prospecting, it was determined that it was a necropolis of cremated deceased, which extended to the west of the castle, along the road, at the site of \u0160irina, which is bounded in the north by the bed of the Ropinski stream, in the south by the Selisk stream, and in the west by Slog Hill.<\/p>\n

Protective archaeological excavations were carried out on the eastern slope of Slog Hill in 1994-1996 and 2013-2015, about 400 m west of the fortification. A multi-layered necropolis from Late Antiquity, in three phases (from the second half of the 4th<\/sup>to the first half of the 5th<\/sup> century) and early Middle Ages, in two phases (8th<\/sup>-9th<\/sup> century) was discovered here. A total of 233 graves were investigated. Until now, archaeological research has not revealed the remains of the medieval settlement, to which the necropolis on Slog Hill belongs.<\/p>\n

In 1978 and 1994, four skeletal graves and two with cremation, which are part of a bi-ritual Roman necropolis from the end of the 3rd<\/sup> to the middle of the 4th<\/sup> century, were investigated at the Ropinski Potok site.<\/p>\n

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Petrovi\u0107, P. Inscriptions de la M\u00e9sie Superieure III \u2013 2.Timacum Minus et la Vall\u00e9 du Timok, Beograd: Centre d\u02bc\u00e9tudest \u00e9pigraphiques et numismtiques de la Facult\u00e9 de philosophie de l\u02bcUniversit\u00e9 de Beograd.
\nPetrovi\u0107, P. Der R\u00f6mische Bergbau in Ravna: Arch\u04d3ologische Notizen, in: Ancient Mining and Metallurgy in Southeast Europe, eds. Petar Petrovi\u0107 and Sla\u0111ana \u0110ur\u0111ekanovi\u0107, Archaeolgical Institute \u2013 Museum of Mining and Metallurgy, Belgrade \u2013 Bor 1995, 195-202.
\n\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b, \u041f. \u0420\u0438\u043c\u0459\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0422\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a\u0443 (Summary: Romans in the Timok Valley), \u0443: \u0410\u0440\u0445\u0435\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0458\u0430\u043c \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0435 \u0421\u0440\u0431\u0438\u0458\u0435\/Archaeology of Eastern Serbia, \u0443\u0440. \u041c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432 \u041b\u0430\u0437\u0438\u045b, \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0440 \u0437\u0430 \u0430\u0440\u0445\u0435\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u045a\u0430 \u0424\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0444\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433 \u0444\u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0430, \u0411\u0435\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0434 1997: 115-131.
\n\u041f. \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b, \u0421. \u0408\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b, \u041a\u0443\u043b\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u043a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0433 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0458\u0430. \u0410\u0440\u0445\u0435\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0458\u0430, \u0410\u0440\u0445\u0435\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0448\u043a\u0438 \u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0442 \u2013 \u0417\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0458\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0458 \u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0446: \u0411\u0435\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0434 \u2013 \u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0446 1997;
\nS. Petkovi\u0107, M. Ru\u017ei\u0107, S. Jovanovi\u0107, M. Vuksan, Zs. Zoffmann, Roman and Medieval Necropolis in Ravna near Knja\u017eevac, Archaeological Institute, Monographs, Vol. 42: Beograd 2005.
\nS. Petkovi\u0107, The Traces of Roman Metallurgy in Eastern Serbia, Journal of Mining and Metallurgy 45 (2) B, Bor 2009, 187 -196.
\nB. Iliji\u0107, Rimsko utvr\u0111enje Timacum Minus, Knja\u017eevac 2009.
\n\u0421. \u041f\u0435\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b, \u0411. \u0418\u043b\u0438\u0458\u0438\u045b, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0433 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0432\u0430\u045a\u0443 \u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0435\u0459\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043b\u043e\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0443 Timacum Minus \u043a\u043e\u0434 \u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0446\u0430, \u0413\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043a \u0421\u0410\u0414 28, \u0411\u0435\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0434 2012, 153-178.
\nS. Petkovi\u0107, B. Iliji\u0107, Votive Altar of Lucius Petronius Timachus, Starinar LXIII\/2013, 53-72.
\nS. Petkovi\u0107, N. Miladinovi\u0107-Radmilovi\u0107, Military Graves from the Late Roman Necropolis at Slog in Ravna (Timacum Minus), Starinar LXIV\/2014,87-130.
\nD. \u017divkovi\u0107, N. \u0160trbac, A. Mitovski, M. Soki\u0107, S. Petkovi\u0107, V. Andri\u0107, J. Lamut, B. An\u0111eli\u0107, B. Iliji\u0107, Lj. Balanovi\u0107, S. Budi\u0107-Bugari\u0107, Preliminary aspects on characterization of metallurgical remains from archaeological site Ravna (Serbia), in: Proceedings, 46th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy, 1-4 October 2014, Bor Lake Serbia, Ed. N. \u0160trbac, D. \u017divkovi\u0107 and S. Nestorovi\u0107, Technical faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade and Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor: Bor 2014, 192-195.
\n\u0411. \u0418\u043b\u0438\u0458\u0438\u045b, Timacum Minus \u2013 \u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430\/Timacum Minus \u2013 Two Worlds, \u0417\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0458\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0458 \u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0446, \u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0446 2015.
\n\u0421. \u041f\u0435\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b, \u041d. \u041c\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b-\u0420\u0430\u0434\u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b, \u041d.\u0413\u0430\u0432\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b-\u0412\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0441, \u0411. \u0418\u043b\u0438\u0458\u0438\u045b, \u041f\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0431\u043d\u0438 \u0440\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b \u0438 \u043a\u0443\u043b\u0442 \u0414\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0430 \u0443 \u0420\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0438 (Timacum Minus)\/Funeral Ritual and the Cult of Dionysus in Ravna (Timacum Minus), \u0410\u0440\u0445\u0435\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0448\u043a\u0438 \u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0442, \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0431\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0437\u0434\u0430\u045a\u0430, \u043a\u045a\u0438\u0433\u0430 57, \u0417\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0458\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0458 \u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0446, \u0411\u0435\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0434-\u041a\u045a\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0446 2016.
\nS. Petkovi\u0107, D. Gojkovi\u0107, J. Bulatovi\u0107, Early Medieval Burial of Woman and Foxat the Slog Necropolis in Ravna (Timacum Minus) in Eastern Serbia, Starinar LXX\/2020, 239-256.
\nN. Miladinovi\u0107-Radmilovi\u0107, S. Petkovi\u0107, Health and Social Status of Children in the Late Roman Timacum Minus, in: Illyricum Romanum. Studiola in honorem Miloje Vasi\u0107, ed. Ivana Popovi\u0107, Sofija Petkovi\u0107, Monographs no. 73, Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade 2020, 240-267.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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