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A contribution to the study of the Roman Limes in the Croatian Danube region

The paper presents some new archaeological data about the possible locations of two Roman military camps at the section of the Roman Limes in the Croatian Danube region which is insufficiently explored. Field surveys and the analysis of archaeological chance finds, particularly those of military character, indicate that the Roman auxiliary castrum Cornacum was probably situated on a position known as Popino brdo in the centre of Sotin. It is a dominant site near the edge of the elevated right bank of the Danube which is well protected from all sides. Finds of bricks and tegulae with a stamp of cohors II Aurelia Dacorum Antoniniana are quite frequent at this site that covers the surface of approximately two acres. The aforementioned military unit was stationed in Cornacum, and it participated in the first significant urbanistic phase probably involving building the castrum with solid materials at the beginning of the C3rd. Surveys of satellite images and aerial photos, as well as the archive documents indicate the existence of another site, hitherto almost unknown. It is situated near the southern edge of Popovac in Baranja, having a roughly square layout. It is assumed that it might have been a Roman castrum.

Sotin (Cornacum), Popovac, Croatian Danube region, limes, Roman army, castrum, cohors II Aurelia Dacorum

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