- Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and a port city located on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.
- It was Roman Singidunum, a Fortress on the confluence of the Danube and the Sava, conquered in 33 CE and located in the Province of Moesia Superior.
Belgrade Fortress
- The Fortress consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park.
- Singidunum was the legionary base for the Legio IIII Flavia Felix between 86-c.300’s CE.
- It was also the Fleet Base for the Roman Navy on the Upper Danube, the Classis Pannonica.
- The Belgrade Fortress is built over the site of the Roman Fortress, and retains the same playing card shape.
Museums
- Belgrade Military Museum
- Located at Kalemegdan, Belgrade Fortress
- The Museum holds over 3,000 ancient and modern items, including Roman swords and helmets and medieval weapons.
- National Museum of Serbia
- Located at Trg Republike 1a, Belgrade.
- The museum holds Finds from all periods of history, including sculptures, weapons, helmets and artefacts from the Roman period.
Knez Mihailova Street
- This is the main pedestrian and shopping street in Belgrade and is over 1 km long. It leads from Republic Square to the Fortress.
- It follows the straight line of the Cardo Maximus out from the Fortress, and Roman Artefacts have been unearthed all along its axis.
Taurunum
- Taurunum was a Roman Town in Moesia Superior which is now Zemun, a suburb of Belgrade in Serbia. There are no visible ruins today.
- It was a fort and harbour for the Roman Navy, the Classis Pannonica, which assisted the Legionary Fortress at Belgrade (Singidunum).
Roman Roads
- Via Militaris
- Belgrade-Viminacium–Sofia–Plovdiv–Edirne–Istanbul
- The Danube Way
- This was a Roman Military road that followed the Danube linking all the forts between Raetia (Switzerland) and the Danube Delta on the Black Sea.
Singidunum, Belgrade