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House Urns in the Burial Practices of the Western Necropolis of Romula
(NW Pannonia)
Hišaste žare v pogrebnih praksah zahodnega grobišča Romule (SZ Panonija)

Irena Lazar in Alenka Tomaž
Univerza na Primorskem, Fakulteta za humanistične študije

Izvleček
Med letoma 2001 in 2004 je bila na lokaciji Ribnica pri Brežicah ob cesti Aquliea–Emona–Siscia razi-
skana obcestna in carinska postaja Romula, ki jo omenjajo že rimski itinerarji. Odkriti so bili večji del
naselja, ostanki rimske ceste in zahodna nekropola s 131 grobovi. Tako kot na več grobiščih jugovzho-
dne Slovenije in severozahodne Hrvaške,so bili tudi v Ribnici odkriti štirje grobovi, v katere je bilo pri-
loženih osem hišastih žar. Hišaste žare zasledimo pretežno v bogatejših grobovih, kar je izraženo tako 35
z grobno arhitekturo samo kot tudi z grobnimi pridatki. Časovni razpon grobov s priloženimi hišasti-
mi žarami na grobišču Romule sega od sredine 1. stoletja do konca 2. stoletja. Po obliki, okrasu in načinu
izdelave hišastih žar iz Ribnice ne moremo v celoti vzporejati z najdbami z drugih najdišč, npr. bližnjih
Dvorc pri Čatežu, Drnovega ali Drage pri Beli Cerkvi. Še najbolj se zdijo sorodne tistim iz Velikega
Kamna in pa belokranjskim primerkom iz Rosalnic ali Borštka pri Metliki, četudi lahko tudi pri teh pri-
merjavah opazimo marsikatero razliko.
Ključne besede: Romula, Pannonia, obcestna postaja, carinska postaja, zahodna nekropola, hišaste
žare, Latobiki

Abstract
Between 2001 and 2004, the roadside and customs station of Romula, which is mentioned in Ancient
Roman itineraries, was excavated at the site of Ribnica near Brežice on the Aquliea–Emona–Siscia road.
The more significant part of the settlement, the remains of the Roman road, and the western necropo-
lis with 131 graves were uncovered. At Ribnica, as at several other burial sites in south-eastern Slovenia
and north-western Croatia, four graves were discovered, containing eight house urns altogether. House
urns are predominantly found in the richer graves, which is reflected both in the grave architecture it-
self and in the grave goods. The time span of the burials with house urns at Romula ranges from the mid-
first century to the end of the second century. Regarding form, decoration, and method of manufac-
ture, the house urns from Ribnica cannot be fully compared with finds from other sites, such as the
nearby Dvorce near Čatež, Drnovo, or Draga near Bela Cerkev. They seem to be most closely related to
those from Veliki Kamen and to the Bela Krajina specimens from Rosalnice or Borštek near Metlika,
although even in these comparisons, many differences can be noted.
Keywords: Romula, Pannonia, road station, customs station, western necropolis, house urns, Latobici

https://doi.org/10.26493/2350-5443.12(1)35-57 © author/authors