The Roman Period

Many monuments in Čačak and its surroundings testify to this period, where we can single out Roman baths – one in the center of Čačak and the other in Beljina – which were modest imitations shaped after classical Roman models. The method of construction and the floor heating system, called...

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  • Many monuments in Čačak and its surroundings testify to this period, where we can single out Roman baths – one in the center of Čačak and the other in Beljina – which were modest imitations shaped after classical Roman models.
  • The method of construction and the floor heating system, called hypocaustus, is just one of the indicators of the Romans’ well-known need for luxury, which they refused to compromise on even in these relatively remote area
  • An honorary monument called ara, found in the gate of the church in Čačak, confirms with its inscription that in the third century AD this area occupied the peripheral areas of the province of Dalmatia towards Moesia Superior