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rimski pisci, kljub tradicionalnemu rimskemu umeščanju v 24). Like the Iapodes and Liburni, and the other commu-
Ilirik kot skupni geografski prostor vzhodnojadranske obale nities of the northeastern Adriatic, they are not numbered
(Starac 1999, 9–10; prim. Šašel Kos 2005, 123–132, 187, among the Illyrians or the Illyrian peoples, something
238–244; Matijašić 1991; 2017; Matijašić 2011, 291–293; clearly differentiated even among Roman writers, not-
2022, 124). withstanding the fact that Rome traditionally saw them
under the umbrella of Illyricum as a shared geographic
zone of the coastal eastern Adriatic (Starac 1999, 9–10;
Posebej velja izpostaviti še dva grška avtorja, sodobnika
Histrov. Prvi je Psevdo-Skilaks, geograf iz 4. stoletja pr. cf. Šašel Kos 2005, 123–132, 187, 238–244; Matijašić 1991;
2017; Matijašić 2011, 291–293; 2022, 124).
n. št., ki je v svojem delu Períplous (»Opis plovbe«) opisal
plovbo vzdolž severnega Jadrana (Pobežin 2016, 36–37). Also notable are a further two Greek writers and contem-
Po njem histrska obala sledi za venetsko, za histrsko pa poraries of the Histrians. First and foremost, this pertains
liburnska. Dve stoletji kasneje so v delu Periégesis (»Opis« to the geographer Pseudo-Scylax, whose 4 century BCE
th
ali »Razlaga«) Psevdo-Skimnosa Histri navedeni takoj za Períplous (“Circumnavigation”) describes navigating
območjem Venetov (Križman 1979, 37–40, 59–65; Katičić along the northern Adriatic coast (Pobežin 2016, 36–37).
1995, 45–46; Starac 1999; Šašel Kos 2005, 187; Mihovilić According to this writer the Histrian shores come after the
2014, 24–26; Matijašić 2022, 124, 139). shores of the Veneti, while beyond the Histri lie the Liburni.
Two centuries later the Periégesis of Pseudo-Scymnus
also gives the Histri as inhabiting the lands beyond those
Rimski pisci, zlasti Livij, Plinij, Polibij in Strabon, so podob-
no kot mnogi drugi podali različne podatke o geografskem, of the Veneti (Križman 1979, 37–40, 59–65; Katičić 1995,
kulturnem in političnem določanju Histrov. Pri tem so se 45–46; Starac 1999; Šašel Kos 2005, 187; Mihovilić 2014,
24–26; Matijašić 2022, 124, 139).
opirali na starejše zapise, jih kritično vrednotili in uporab-
ljali z namenom boljšega razumevanja svoje cesarske Roman writers – Livy, Pliny, Polybius, and Strabo in par-
Histrije (Križman 1979; Matijašić 1991; 2017; Katičić 1995, ticular – and many others, have provided us with a range
28; Starac 1999, 7–10; prim. Šašel Kos 2005, 103–105; of data concerning Histrian geography, culture, and pol-
Mihovilić 2014, 26). itics, referencing and even providing critical reviews of
earlier writers, all with the aim of better understanding
Da je bila Istra že v tistih časih terra magica, pričajo šte- the Histri, now in the imperial embrace (Križman 1979;
vilni primeri mogočnih gradišč, bližnjih grobišč z elitnimi Matijašić 1991; 2017; Katičić 1995, 28; Starac 1999, 7–10;
grobovi, materialna kultura ter ovekovečena umetniškega cf. Šašel Kos 2005, 103–105; Mihovilić 2014, 26).
stvarjenja. Ti dokazi nas učijo o prepletenosti neštetih That Istria had at that time also been terra magica is borne
družbenih odnosov, identitet in gospodarskih procesov out by the many magnificent hillfort settlements, the
znotraj heterogenih kulturnih skupnosti, ki so bile ze- nearby necropolises with burials of the social elite, the ma-
mljepisno bolj ali manj oddaljene, povezane in pogosto v terial culture, and the immortalised works of art. They all
različnih hierarhičnih razmerjih. Histrska dediščina se v also testify to and speak to us of countless and complex
marsičem razlikuje od drugih vzhodnojadranskih avtoh- societal interactions, identities, and economic processes
tonih skupnosti železne dobe, kar se odraža v sistemih within heterogenous cultural communities of greater or
simbolov, verskih prepričanj in ritualov. Posebej izstopa lesser geographic proximity, mutually interconnected,
monumentalna kamnita plastika, ki nosi tako ideološki kot and in varying hierarchical relationships. Manifested in
estetski pomen. Prav tako niso nič manj pomembni manjši semiotic, symbolic, religious, and ritual systems, Histrian
elementi, zlasti eksotični in luksuzni predmeti noše in na- heritage stands in many ways outside the bounds of the
kita, orožja ter posode, ki pričajo o elitni ideologiji statusa other, indigenous, eastern Adriatic communities of the
in prestiža histrske aristokracije. V celoti obravnavani nam Iron Age. In this sense, monumental stone sculpture is
indicative, both for its ideological conception and for its
prikazujejo hierarhično skupnost, ki je odprto sprejemala aesthetic significance. The smaller elements, especially
nove trende in načine reprezentacije. V smislu kulturnih the exotic and luxurious elements of the garb and jew-
prenosov in družbene integracije ti elementi odsevajo ellery, the weaponry and ware, are by no means inferior

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