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ena lazar ■ pogled skozi steklo • a look through the glass 62 Figure 25: Map with the site of Romula and Roman communication routes (elaborated by Andrej Preložnik).
Slika 25: Karta z lokacijo najdišča Romula in rimskimi komunikacijskimi potmi (pripravil Andrej Preložnik).
ly became a commodity available to all classes like to point out some preliminary results and
in their everyday life. Numerous manufactur- observations.
ing centres operated in the Mediterranean and
in the western part of the Empire, some special- The extensive rescue excavations started
ized in mass production while others developed during the motorway construction on the route
in more specialized workshops for high-quality Ljubljana–Novo Mesto–Brežice, which corre-
products (Stern 1999). sponds also with the former Roman via publi-
ca (in early development also via militaris) Em-
We would focus on the products of the lat- ona–Neviodunum–Siscia. Ribnica near Brežice
ter, recently excavated in Slovenia, since not in Lower Carniola (Slovenia), a Roman post and
many archaeological excavations and settlement customs station known as Romula is one of the
research in the area give an opportunity to study most extensive sites investigated along the new
high-quality early imperial glass. The article pre- motorway route in the recent period (Breščak
sents and gives preliminary information about 2004; Lazar 2020a). The name of the station
the very rich glass assemblage of early imperial is known from Tabula Peutingeriana. With its
coloured mould-made fine ware discovered in control and supply role, the station’s location on
Roman road and custom station Romula in the the route of the main Roman road (via publica
period from 2001 to 2005. The complete study of Aquileia–Emona–Neviodunum–Siscia) was an
the material is in progress but due to the inter- act of careful strategic planning (figure/slika 25)
esting and large amount of glass finds we would (Lazar 2020a).
Slika 25: Karta z lokacijo najdišča Romula in rimskimi komunikacijskimi potmi (pripravil Andrej Preložnik).
ly became a commodity available to all classes like to point out some preliminary results and
in their everyday life. Numerous manufactur- observations.
ing centres operated in the Mediterranean and
in the western part of the Empire, some special- The extensive rescue excavations started
ized in mass production while others developed during the motorway construction on the route
in more specialized workshops for high-quality Ljubljana–Novo Mesto–Brežice, which corre-
products (Stern 1999). sponds also with the former Roman via publi-
ca (in early development also via militaris) Em-
We would focus on the products of the lat- ona–Neviodunum–Siscia. Ribnica near Brežice
ter, recently excavated in Slovenia, since not in Lower Carniola (Slovenia), a Roman post and
many archaeological excavations and settlement customs station known as Romula is one of the
research in the area give an opportunity to study most extensive sites investigated along the new
high-quality early imperial glass. The article pre- motorway route in the recent period (Breščak
sents and gives preliminary information about 2004; Lazar 2020a). The name of the station
the very rich glass assemblage of early imperial is known from Tabula Peutingeriana. With its
coloured mould-made fine ware discovered in control and supply role, the station’s location on
Roman road and custom station Romula in the the route of the main Roman road (via publica
period from 2001 to 2005. The complete study of Aquileia–Emona–Neviodunum–Siscia) was an
the material is in progress but due to the inter- act of careful strategic planning (figure/slika 25)
esting and large amount of glass finds we would (Lazar 2020a).
