Belgrade

The Belgrade Fortress consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park
The Belgrade Fortress consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park
  • 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

Roman Roads

 

 

Singidunum, Belgrade

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