Put rimskih imperatora kroz Srbiju ispreda turistima priču o usponu i padu Rimskog carstva i izuzetno važnom periodu Istočnog carstva kada je njegova prestonica bio Sirmijum
The road of Roman emperors through Serbia recounts for tourists the story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and the extremely important period of the Eastern Empire when its capital was Sirmium
Sirmijum je vrhunac doživeo u 3. veku naše ere, kada je bio proglašen za jednu od prestonica carstva Sirmium reached its peak in the third century AD, when it was proclaimed one of the capitals of the then Roman Empire otkrije izuzetno bogat stambeni i administrativni centar, s mnogo- brojnim palatama, kupatilima, hra- movima, ulicama i trgovima, koji su činili jezgro rimskog grada ko- ji je od 1. do 4. veka bio značajan administrativni i ekonomski cen- tar provincije Panonija Sekunda i moćno vojno uporište za odbranu od nadirućih varvara. Nekada moć- ni rimski grad i trgovački centar, Sirmijum je rodni grad čak petori- ce rimskih careva, a ostaci carske palate, akvadukta, gradskih vila i tvrđava posetiocima pružaju mo- gućnost da osete atmosferu jedne od četiri prestonice Rimskog car- stva, koja je cvetala na prostoru da- našnje Sremske Mitrovice sve do 582. godine, kada je pod naletom Avara bila prisiljena da se preda. Sirmijum Arheološka istraživanja antič- kog Sirmijuma sistematski se obav- ljaju od 1957. godine, kada su pri- likom nekih gradevinskih radova otkriveni ostaci carske palate, iz ko- je se upravljalo velikim prostran- stvom, od današnje Budimpešte do grčkog ostrava Krita. Građevinski kompleks palata – hipodrom po- dignut je krajem 3. i početkom 4. veka. Njegov nastanak vezan je za period tetrarhije i reforme impera- tora Dioklecijana, koje su dovele do osnivanja raznih sedišta vlasti van glavnog grada Rima. Kompleks je bio smešten u jugoistočnom delu grada uz reku Savu i zauzimao je prostor od oko 20 hektara. Tu su pronađeni neki od najreprezenta- tivnijih i najbolje očuvanih mozaika Sirmijuma, zatim fresko i arhitek- tonske dekoracije, kao i instalaci- je sistema podnog grejanja. Moza- ici potiču iz različitih građevinskih faza – najmlađi iz sredine 4, a naj- stariji sa kraja 3. veka. Istraživanja su omogućila da se
built between the end of the 3 rd cen- tury and the beginning of the 4 th cen- tury. Its origins are linked to the pe- riod of the Tetrarchy and the reforms of Emperor Diocletian, which led to the establishing of various seats of power beyond the traditional capi- tal of Rome. The complex was locat- ed in the south-eastern part of the city, alongside the River Sava, and occupied an area of approximate- ly 20 hectares. Some of Sirmium’s most representative and best pre- served mosaics were found there, as well as frescoes, architectural deco- rations and installations of under- floor heating systems. The mosaics originate from different phases of construction – with the youngest dating back to the middle of the 4 th century and the oldest from the end of the 3 rd century. Excavations have enabled the discovery of an extremely rich res- idential and administrative centre, with numerous palaces, bathhouses, temples, streets and squares, which formed the urban core of the Ro- man city that served, from the 1 st to the 4 th centuries, as a significant administrative and economic centre of the province of Pannonia Secunda and a powerful military stronghold to defend against invading barbar- ians. Once a powerful Roman city and centre of commerce, Sirmium was the birthplace of as many as five Roman emperors, and the recov- ered remains of the imperial palace,
Sirmium Archaeological excavations of ancient Sirmium have been conduct- ed systematically since 1957, when construction works led to the dis- covery of the remains of the Impe- rial Palace that was the seat of pow- er governing a large area, stretching from today’s Budapest to the Greek island of Crete. The structure of the palace and hippodrome complex was
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