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Gensis was the Roman
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settlement vicus
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (plural ) designated a village within a rural area () or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement. During the Republican era, the four of the city of Rome were subdivided into . In the 1st century BC, Augustus ...
in Moesia Superior
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, now central Serbia
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, on Cer mountain near Lešnica.
Tabula Peutingeriana
It is recorded in theTabula Peutingeriana
' (Latin Language, Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also known as Peutinger's Tabula, Peutinger tablesJames Strong (theologian) , James Strong and John McClintock (theologian) , John McClintock (1880)"Eleutheropolis" In: ''The Cyclopedia of Bibli ...
as situated XXX m.p. south of Sirmium
Sirmium was a city in the Roman province of Pannonia, located on the Sava river, on the site of modern Sremska Mitrovica in the Vojvodina autonomous province of Serbia. First mentioned in the 4th century BC and originally inhabited by Illyrians ...
, on via Argentaria The Via Argentaria (Latin for the "Silver Way") was a Roman and medieval trade route through the Dinaric Alps. It was named after the Roman silver that was transported between the mint in Salona, the silver mines east of Ilidža and in Srebrenica, a ...
, a road leading in the direction of Drina
The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long river in the Balkans, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Al ...
; on the mountain Cer area, and XV m.p. from Ad Drinum (allegedly today's Loznica
Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia, on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2022 the city had a total population of 19,515, while the administrative area had a ...
).
Position
However, the position of ''Gensis'' is not established because on the same mountain Cer are located ruins of the three different settlements that can bevicus
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (plural ) designated a village within a rural area () or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement. During the Republican era, the four of the city of Rome were subdivided into . In the 1st century BC, Augustus ...
''Gensis'', Vidin Grad
Vidin Grad was a fortress, located at the top of the Vidojevica hill, near village Lešnica, municipality of Loznica,
Today, little remain of fortification walls and towers which are spreading on the top of the hill, on a plateau with rough dim ...
, Kosanin grad and Trojanov Grad
Trojanov Grad or Town of Trajan was a fortress on mountain Cer, central Serbia, which is being attributed to the mythical Slavic Emperor Trajan.
Today it is possible to see only remains of one defense wall.
See also
*Koviljkin grad
*Vidin Grad ...
.
As none of these three sites has been explored, it is not possible to determine the exact position of vicus
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (plural ) designated a village within a rural area () or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement. During the Republican era, the four of the city of Rome were subdivided into . In the 1st century BC, Augustus ...
''Gensis''.
See also
* Museum in Loznica *Vidin Grad
Vidin Grad was a fortress, located at the top of the Vidojevica hill, near village Lešnica, municipality of Loznica,
Today, little remain of fortification walls and towers which are spreading on the top of the hill, on a plateau with rough dim ...
*Koviljkin grad Koviljkin grad or Koviljka is a name for archaeological ruins close to Banja Koviljača in the Loznica district of western Serbia. The ruins are of a Roman town, which may have been named Gensis; the name has never been confirmed. It is located on ...
*Trojanov Grad
Trojanov Grad or Town of Trajan was a fortress on mountain Cer, central Serbia, which is being attributed to the mythical Slavic Emperor Trajan.
Today it is possible to see only remains of one defense wall.
See also
*Koviljkin grad
*Vidin Grad ...
References
*Aleksandar Deroko
Aleksandar Deroko ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Дероко; 4 September 1894 – 30 November 1988) was a Serbian architect, artist, and author. He was a professor of the Belgrade University and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ...
, ''Medieval cities in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia'', Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
, 1950.
* Massimiliano Pavan, ''From the Adriatic to the Danube'' Padova
Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of ...
, 1991.
External links
Location of mountain Cer from a Bing Maps
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