The National museum of Leskovac – The Roman period

At the very beginning of the 1th century the area occupied by the Leskovac valley was annexed to the Roman empire. With the arrival of the Romans began a period of the Romanization of the local population who accept this way of life. In the Roman period, stretches of the...

  • At the very beginning of the 1th century the area occupied by the Leskovac valley was annexed to the Roman empire.
  • With the arrival of the Romans began a period of the Romanization of the local population who accept this way of life.
  • In the Roman period, stretches of the road connecting the ancient cities of Niš and Skopje passed through the Leskovac valley.
  • During the 2nd and 3rd centuries a mining area was developed around the Radan mountains.
  • The Necropolis in the village Mala Kopašnica is the most intensively studied site from the Roman period.

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