Maps of Power

Vig, Roman Castrum

Begin between 01.01.0313 and 31.12.0320
End between 01.01.0350 and 31.12.0399

Properties

ID 123464
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Place Ruined Fortification gradište
Administrative unit Albania , Qark Shkodra

Description

The Roman castrum near Vig was built between 313 and 320 to protect the Roman road from Lissus to Ratiaria. The castrum was home to a cohort of 500 soldiers. Some historians suggest an identification of Vig with Ad Picaria of the Tabula Peutingeriana. Vig was abandoned after in the second half of the 4th century, when the road from Lissus to Ratiaria lost its importance.