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dia universitatis her editati, letnik 9 (2021), številk a 2 / volume 9 (2021), number 2 16(Pašalić 1960, 70).3 As called by Bojanovski, hisproblem certainly existed. Two variants are pos-
assumption or dilemma is justified. He tried to sible. One is reloading to the second carriage or
hereditatisolve it by asking: ”what is the road Sarajevo-Ro- reducing the load from the main carriage on the
manija-Drinjača? Is it the connection between spot of ascent. The second is boosting the car-
Salona and Argentaria, as if considered by Bal- riage with one or more horse pairs (Carreras
lif and Domaszewski, or the road Salona-Argen- 2019, 280-293).
taria should be looked for on the stretch Breza-
Vareš-Olovo-Kladanj-Drinjača valley which Romans did not have clearly defined rules
had not been explored yet?” (Bojanovski 1974, regarding the slope angle at the beginning of the
185; 1981, 165). Bojanovski, in contrast to Pašalić, road construction. That slope angle depended
thought that this direction does not lead to Dri- on many factors, mostly terrain configuration,
na, but towards the north, to Spreča valley and purpose and geological and topographical char-
beyond (Bojanovski 1981, 166-170). acteristics of the terrain (AL BiH 1988, Tome 2,
152). Thus such slopes cannot be taken as ulti-
Some of the Peculiarities of Roman Road mately allowed. Such an example was found in
Construction Prud near Hardomolje, where the slope had an
Military, political, and economic interests of the angle of 23% (Bojanovski 1977, 116).
Roman Empire were of crucial importance con-
sidering the construction of good roads in mod- Romans did not care much about the road
ern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The construction slope angle when they were building the old-
of these roads largely depended on terrain con- er roads in the area of modern Italy. However,
figuration. High engineering expertise and con- starting from the 2nd century AD, rules regard-
struction operative, especially considering the ing the acceptable slope had been changed, for
workers’ terrain and difficulties encountered. example, the roads in modern Germany (Rhine-
Romans tried to connect all significant places, land-Palatinate). Angles of the slopes there were
settlements, or areas rich with natural resources. around 8%. However, the measured slope an-
Considering that the subject of our research goes gle on some parts was significantly higher, even
through mountain areas, roman builders en- from 16% to 20% (Herzog, Schröer 2019, 5).
countered the circumstances requiring extreme
technical solutions (Forbes 1934, 4; Davies 1998, Slope or ascent of the road was dictated by
1-16; De Benedictis et al. 2018, 13-15; Dalgaard et the terrain through which the road went. High-
al. 2020, 12-13). er slope angles were common in mountain areas.
The research on Konjuh proved this. By elaborat-
Completed Roman roads in Bosnia and ing the slope of the road E. Pašalić says that: “Ro-
Herzegovina sometimes went through the man road constructors did not shy away from
shortest and most convenient directions and leaving the straight road line when it should go
sometimes went against that technical princi- through the plateau where the terrain is closed
ple. Discovered parts of Roman road on Konjuh and protected from slides, they also very rarely
tell us that it mostly went in a straight line, going avoided very steep slopes” (Pašalić 1975, 63-64).
through steep and challenging terrain. Because
of that, high slope and ascent angles could not Metaljka
be avoided on some parts. So how these prob-
lems were solved? The practical solutions for this The first information about the signs of road
communication in the Kladanj area was ob-
3 Argentaria is mentioned in Tabula Peuntigeriana where tained from local people, who based their ac-
the road stations were marked in this order: Salona - XVI counts on stories and memories from childhood
- Tilurio - XXII - Ad - Libros - IX - In monte Bulsino - VI and gave their observations about the marks of
- Bistue vetus - XXV - Ad Matricem - XX - Bistue nova -
XXIV - Stanecli - Argentaria
assumption or dilemma is justified. He tried to sible. One is reloading to the second carriage or
hereditatisolve it by asking: ”what is the road Sarajevo-Ro- reducing the load from the main carriage on the
manija-Drinjača? Is it the connection between spot of ascent. The second is boosting the car-
Salona and Argentaria, as if considered by Bal- riage with one or more horse pairs (Carreras
lif and Domaszewski, or the road Salona-Argen- 2019, 280-293).
taria should be looked for on the stretch Breza-
Vareš-Olovo-Kladanj-Drinjača valley which Romans did not have clearly defined rules
had not been explored yet?” (Bojanovski 1974, regarding the slope angle at the beginning of the
185; 1981, 165). Bojanovski, in contrast to Pašalić, road construction. That slope angle depended
thought that this direction does not lead to Dri- on many factors, mostly terrain configuration,
na, but towards the north, to Spreča valley and purpose and geological and topographical char-
beyond (Bojanovski 1981, 166-170). acteristics of the terrain (AL BiH 1988, Tome 2,
152). Thus such slopes cannot be taken as ulti-
Some of the Peculiarities of Roman Road mately allowed. Such an example was found in
Construction Prud near Hardomolje, where the slope had an
Military, political, and economic interests of the angle of 23% (Bojanovski 1977, 116).
Roman Empire were of crucial importance con-
sidering the construction of good roads in mod- Romans did not care much about the road
ern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The construction slope angle when they were building the old-
of these roads largely depended on terrain con- er roads in the area of modern Italy. However,
figuration. High engineering expertise and con- starting from the 2nd century AD, rules regard-
struction operative, especially considering the ing the acceptable slope had been changed, for
workers’ terrain and difficulties encountered. example, the roads in modern Germany (Rhine-
Romans tried to connect all significant places, land-Palatinate). Angles of the slopes there were
settlements, or areas rich with natural resources. around 8%. However, the measured slope an-
Considering that the subject of our research goes gle on some parts was significantly higher, even
through mountain areas, roman builders en- from 16% to 20% (Herzog, Schröer 2019, 5).
countered the circumstances requiring extreme
technical solutions (Forbes 1934, 4; Davies 1998, Slope or ascent of the road was dictated by
1-16; De Benedictis et al. 2018, 13-15; Dalgaard et the terrain through which the road went. High-
al. 2020, 12-13). er slope angles were common in mountain areas.
The research on Konjuh proved this. By elaborat-
Completed Roman roads in Bosnia and ing the slope of the road E. Pašalić says that: “Ro-
Herzegovina sometimes went through the man road constructors did not shy away from
shortest and most convenient directions and leaving the straight road line when it should go
sometimes went against that technical princi- through the plateau where the terrain is closed
ple. Discovered parts of Roman road on Konjuh and protected from slides, they also very rarely
tell us that it mostly went in a straight line, going avoided very steep slopes” (Pašalić 1975, 63-64).
through steep and challenging terrain. Because
of that, high slope and ascent angles could not Metaljka
be avoided on some parts. So how these prob-
lems were solved? The practical solutions for this The first information about the signs of road
communication in the Kladanj area was ob-
3 Argentaria is mentioned in Tabula Peuntigeriana where tained from local people, who based their ac-
the road stations were marked in this order: Salona - XVI counts on stories and memories from childhood
- Tilurio - XXII - Ad - Libros - IX - In monte Bulsino - VI and gave their observations about the marks of
- Bistue vetus - XXV - Ad Matricem - XX - Bistue nova -
XXIV - Stanecli - Argentaria
