- The territory of today’s Bačka and Banat regions was inhabited by various Sarmatian tribes between the first and fourth century. With the arrival of the Sarmatians, a population of Iranian and South Russian origin, significant ethnic and economic changes took place
- Roman-Sarmatian relations were volatile and ranged from frequent wars to occasional allied mercenary relations during short periods of truce, when mutual trade developed, as evidenced by the findings of Roman money and other objects found in Sarmatian settlements and necropolises
- The Roman helmet from Sivac is an exceptional finding and important evience of the presence of the Roman army in a part of the “barbarian” territory north of the fortified Danube Limes in the province of Lower Pannonia. The Roman helmet is a specific type of equestrian helmet used in the auxiliary cavalry during the reign of the emperors from the Antonine and the Severan dynasty
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