Naslov
Aserija u antičkim izvorima. Tekstovi i komentari
(Asseria in the ancient sources)

Autori
Čače, Slobodan

Izvornik
Asseria (1334-2479) 1 (2003); 7-43

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Liburnija; Rimsko doba; Asseria; Antički književni izvori; Latinski natpisi; Antički međaši
(Liburnia; Roman period; Asseria; Ancient literary sources; Latin inscriptions; Boundary stones)

Sažetak
The article contains all ancient written records relevant for Liburnian and Roman city of Asseria, well known for its massive, well preserved Hellenistic city-wall and numerous public and funeral monuments from the 1st and 2nd cent. AD. I. Literary, itinerary, and crtographic sources. There are cited and translated in Croatian all ancient sources mentioning Asseria: Pliny the Elder (Nat. hist. 3, 129 and 139), Ptolemy, Peutinger's Map, Anonymous geographer of Ravenna (4, 16 ; 210, 17-18 ; 211, 1-7). There is a longer commentary on Pliny's data. These are the most important for understanding of status of Liburnian Asseria at the beginning of the Roman period. The author argues that the appearance of Asseria within the list of small communities of the 10th region of Augustan Italy was produced by some mistake made by Pliny who tried to put together data from the sources belonging to different authors and periods. The explanation of the error is however supported by the fact that Asseria was mentioned together with Nedinates (=Neditae) and Varvari (=Varvarini), and these three (south) Liburnian communities were indeed the only important oppida in the interior of the region. Pliny also mentioned Asseriates as having a privilege of immunitas (3, 139). Therefore, a t he beginning of Roman period, Asseriates were probably a peregrine commnunity, with the privilege of immunitas. It is probable that they achieved the municipal constitution only during the 3rd or 4th decade of the 1st cent. AD. II. Inscriptions. There is a number of inscriptions mentioning the name of the city in various contexts: a tombstone CIL III 2850=9930, a public inscription CIL III 15926. The most interesting are five boundary stones, recording three different boundary settlements made by Roman governors of the province of Dalmatia, from ca. A.D. 14 to 69-70. Three of these boundary stones were published previously: by Wilkes (Arheološki vestnik, 25, Ljubljana 1974, nos.10 and 11), and by Kuntić-Makvić and Šegvić (Arheološki radovi i rasprave, 1988). The author presents here for the first time two new boundary inscriptions, recording the settlement with Corinium and Alveria. It is possible then to speculate about he territory of Asseria as a whole. Bordering with the Neditae to the west, and with some smaller Liburnian communities to the south and southeast, Asseria had as its northern neighbours Alveritae, Sidrini and Corinienses. Within the borders thus traced it is reasonable to suppose that Asseria could possess some 190 sq km, with more than 5000 hectares of arable land. There is also a final note discussing the proposed etymologies of the name Asseria and the disappearance of the name in the early Middle Ages.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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