Viciana Explained

Viciana (Latin: Viziana - Vizianum) or Station Viciano was a Roman road station (mansio type)^[1] of unclear location, somewhere in Kosovo field.^[2]

History

Viciana was a stopping place for caravans that travelled the Lissus–Naissus route, one of the most important Roman roads. The route started from Lezha (Lissus) on the Adriatic coast, went through the Drin river valley, crossed through Dardania, and continued to Niš (Naissus).^[3]

The location is unclear. It has been theorized to have been somewhere in the Kosovo field or in the present-day city of Vushtrri or its surrounding areas.^[4] In addition, approximately 4 km south of Vushtrri, in the village of Pestovë, there are the archaeological ruins of the Roman villa known as Vila rustica, Pestova (archaeological site).^{[1] [5] [6] [7]}

Viciano as a road station is recorded in the Tabula Peuntingeriana map, a medieval (15th century) map and copy of a 3rd-century Roman map showing this same itinerary. The road once passed near the ancient center of Municipium Ulpiana which connected it to other Roman towns, particularly mining centers rich in precious minerals.^[8]

Gallery

Tabula Peutingeriana

See also

• List of monuments in Vushtrri

Sources

• Book: Mikl-Curk, Iva . Putevi i komunikacije u antici . 1980 . Savez Arheoloških Društava Jugoslavije .

Further reading

• Exhlale Dobruna-Salihu, «Problem of the location of the station Viciano», Materijali arheoloskog dru$tva Jugoslavije, xvii, 1978 [publ. 1980], pp. 163–167. 15529.
• Zef Mirdita, «Probleme de la reconstruction du tracé de la route Vicianum-Gabu- ...

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Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Mehmet Kraja . Kraja . Mehmet . (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova). Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës . sq . 2018 . Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. 2 . . 9789951615846. 1080379844. 1760.
2. Web site: Vushtrria city Vicianum is the Roman Vacations in Kosovo . 2024-02-18 . www.kosovo-vacations.com . en.
3. Web site: History of Vushtrri . 2024-02-18 . Official website of the Vushtrri Municipality . en.
4. Web site: 2003 . Swinburn . Gwen . Murphy . Fergus . LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PRACTICE CASEBOOK . 70.
5. Book: Gjocaj, Zenun et al.. Vushtrria - Viciana me rrethinë. Vushtrri - Viciana and its surroundings. Kuvendi Komunal i Vushtrrisë (Municipal Assembly of Vushtrri). Prishtina. 2003. OL27940463M. sq. 43–55.
6. Book: Warrander . Gail . Knaus . Verena . Kosovo: The Bradt Travel Guide . 2010 . Bradt Travel Guides . 257 . 9781841623313 .
7. Domaszewski, A. (1889). „Die Grenzen von Moesia Superior und der IllyrischeGrenzzoll“. Wien: Archäologisch-epigraphische Mitteilungen aus Österreich-Ungarn, XIII, 140–145.
8. Milot Berisha, Kosovo Archaeological Guide,Prishtinë, Kosovo Archaeological Institute and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, 2012, Pg.72.