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ia Figure 17. Dobra voda, section 2 - overflow channeluniversitatisThe width of the road could vary even in
following the roman road on mountain konjuh near kladanj 23(photo M. Imamović). one single section (Dorsey 1991, 18-19). During
Emperor Augustus age, rules for building pri-
mary and secondary roads were defined: de-
cumanus maximus 40 feet (11.4 m), cardo max-
imus 20 feet (5.92 m); secondary roads 12 feet
(3.55 m); and one lane roads 8 feet (2.37m) (Dors-
ey 1991, 18-19). The width of Dolabella’s roads in
hilly areas (around 4 m) and in flatlands (4.50 m
to 5.50 m) completely matches Augustus’ rules of
the building of secondary (decumanus and car-
do) roads in the province of Dalmatia (Bojano-
vski 1981, 164).
Figure 18. Location of the Dobra voda site. Describing the construction of cobbled Ro-
man roads in the area of modern Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Ballif says, „/…/ I found the width
of cobbled roads fluctuating in the range of 2.0
following the roman road on mountain konjuh near kladanj 23(photo M. Imamović). one single section (Dorsey 1991, 18-19). During
Emperor Augustus age, rules for building pri-
mary and secondary roads were defined: de-
cumanus maximus 40 feet (11.4 m), cardo max-
imus 20 feet (5.92 m); secondary roads 12 feet
(3.55 m); and one lane roads 8 feet (2.37m) (Dors-
ey 1991, 18-19). The width of Dolabella’s roads in
hilly areas (around 4 m) and in flatlands (4.50 m
to 5.50 m) completely matches Augustus’ rules of
the building of secondary (decumanus and car-
do) roads in the province of Dalmatia (Bojano-
vski 1981, 164).
Figure 18. Location of the Dobra voda site. Describing the construction of cobbled Ro-
man roads in the area of modern Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Ballif says, „/…/ I found the width
of cobbled roads fluctuating in the range of 2.0
