ποΈ Tilurium
Roman military fort on the Danube frontier in Bosnia and Herzegovina
π Fast Facts
- Roman auxiliary fort built in the 1st century CE on the right bank of the Neretva River
- Located near the village of Sujica, approximately 35 km south of Mostar
- Part of the limes Romanicus (Danube frontier defence system)
- Excavated intermittently since the 19th century; remains consist of earthworks and scattered archaeological deposits
Tilurium was a Roman auxiliary fort established during the reign of the Flavian emperors to control the strategic Neretva River valley in the province of Dalmatia. The fort served as a garrison point along the Empire's southern Danube frontier, housing cohorts of non-citizen troops. The site has been subject to repeated archaeological survey and limited excavation, which have identified stone foundations, pottery, coins, and military insignia consistent with Roman occupation spanning ...