Roman roads

Földet a katonáknak

by András Bödőcs

Élet és tudomány 2011 (15), 460. o.

Magyarország egyik legrégebben és folyamatosan lakott települése a mai Szombathely, az ókori Savaria (Colonia Claudia... more Magyarország egyik legrégebben és folyamatosan lakott települése a mai Szombathely, az ókori Savaria (Colonia Claudia Savariensium). Savaria római alapítású colonia, azaz Rómával azonos polgárjogi státusszal rendelkező városként Claudius császár uralkodásának idején alapították. Alapítási körülményei egyelőre még tisztázatlanok, létrejöttének pontos évszámát nem ismerjük, valószínűsíthetően a Kr.u. 46-50. években vált coloniavá. Savaria körül is sor került a környező terület felosztására, amely során a leszerelő katonák, a veteranok számára osztottak ki földparcellákat. Ezekről a parcellákról eddig keveset tudtunk. Szerencsére az újabb kutatások eredményeit egy kirakós játékhoz hasonlóan, modern informatikai módszerek felhasználásával egymáshoz lehet illeszteni, így lassan kezd kialakulni egy kép, amely a mai Nyugat-Magyarország területén élő római birtokosok földjeiről, az itt élő ókori emberek „látható” tevékenységéről árulkodik.

Aerial archaeological substantiation of a Roman cadastre system’s predictive model

by András Bödőcs

AARGNews 42. (2010) 20-28.

This article presents new research in Hungary: a survey of the Roman centuriatio in Pannonia. Previously one... more This article presents new research in Hungary: a survey of the Roman centuriatio in Pannonia. Previously one reconstruction of the estate cadastre map of the Roman city, Colonia Claudia Savariensis was published in 1965 by the two well-known researchers András Mócsy and Sándor Soproni.

A római kori birtokrendszer kialakítása és tájformáló hatása Pannoniában

by András Bödőcs

Bödőcs András–Kovács Gábor: A római kori birtokrendszer kialakítása és tájformáló hatása Pannóniában. Geodézia és Kartográfia. 2011/3. LXIII.évf.

The city of Szombathely in western Hungary is one of the oldest continuously inhabited town in the country. The... more The city of Szombathely in western Hungary is one of the oldest continuously inhabited town in the country. The foundation of colonia Savaria (about 46–50 AD, under the reign of Emperor Claudius) was the result of the roman conquest. The city was the settlement of free Roman citizens, its first inhabitants were the served and settled soldiers, the so called veterans. The surrounding territory of the town was divided and allotted among these veterans.
This land-allotment was an orderly, logically parceled, rectangular cadastral system, in which the allocation is based on an approx. 708×708 m floor unit, the so called centuria. The boundaries between the plots were composed often of artificial objects (roads, ditches), which corresponded to the orientation directions of this orthogonal system. This cadastral system and its development together were called centuriatio. The development of the centuriatio and the several centuries of Roman agricultural production have had a significant terrain-transformation impact.
These marks were thought to discover in the study of the terrestrial river’s streamlines. In several cases could be succeeded to point a match between the morphological characteristics of the area and the orientation of the centuriatio, which are probably rather casual than conscious coincidences, but we can assume artificial channels in some riverbed’s sections (like in case of creek Arany, Gyöngyös, Perint, Pinka), which were created by the design of the centuriatio network. These channels have now become beds of natural watercourses.

“r.calc.ItinerariumAntonini”. Raster Based GIS Survey on Pannonian Mileage Data of Itinerarium Antonini “r.calc.ItinerariumAntonini” Raster Based GIS Survey on Pannonian Mileage Data of Itinerarium Antonini

by András Bödőcs

. In: Jerem, E. – Redő, F. – Szeverényi, V. (eds.): On the Road to Reconstructing the Past. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Proceedings of the 36th International Conference, Budapest, April 2–6, 2008. Budapest, 2011. 67-73.

The main goal of the “Pannonian” Roman road survey was to identify the locations and settlements in Pannonia described... more The main goal of the “Pannonian” Roman road survey was to identify the locations and settlements in Pannonia described by the data of the Itinerarium Antonini. The road reconstructions based on pure calculations on the mileage data are doubtful, because we do not know the exact locations of the starting- and end stations. They are also insecure, because we cannot be sure of the plausibility of the length-values of the antique source. In some opinion the mileage data of the Itinerarium Antonini shows not the exact distances, but the distances calculated upon the travel time between two places. If the length was calculated with the quotient of travel-time-need and average travel-speed, what was it? This assumption supports the logical question, what is the base entity, wherewith the time was deduced. We want to show – exploiting the analyzing possibilities of the GIS , and the movement/travel modeling forms applied in geographical research – a possibility for a new way source analysis.

A STUDY OF THE ROMAN ROAD NETWORK IN HUNGARY USING GIS.

by András Bödőcs

PhD dissertation's thesis. ELTE BTK, Budapest. 2008.

The initial aim of the dissertation was the reconstruction of the road network of Roman Pannonia by collecting the... more The initial aim of the dissertation was the reconstruction of the road network of Roman Pannonia by collecting the data on identifiable Roman road remains on the territory of modern Hungary, the collation of the data with other information on the
known archaeological sites, and its integration into an archaeological GIS. During the collection of the data and the linking of the data to sites and locations (and geographic co-ordinates), I found that the reliability of the available data could be
seriously challenged and thus the initial objective slipped farther and farther away. It became apparent that the seemingly secure courses of Roman roads as reconstructed by previous research were often based on inadequate and imprecise information, and thus the emphasis shifted to the mosaic-like collection of the
available evidence.

Neue Angaben zur Forschung römischer Landstrassen in Pannonien

by András Bödőcs

Archaeologiai Értesítő. Volume 131, Number 1/June 2006. 75-88.

Seit den 1990er Jahren hat die Zahl derjenigen Publikationen und archäologischen Ausgrabungen zugenommen, die mit... more Seit den 1990er Jahren hat die Zahl derjenigen Publikationen und archäologischen Ausgrabungen zugenommen, die mit neuen Angaben zu den Straßen und Wegkonstruktionen sowie zum binnenpannonischen Straßennetz beitrugen. Dieses Forschungsgebiet ist uns leider bis heute die genaue Nachzeichnung des römerzeitlichen Straßennetzes in Ungarn schuldig geblieben. Diese versucht auch der Autor auf diesen Seiten nicht zu liefern. Sein Ziel ist vor allem, einige gute Beispiele an deren Erscheinungen auch von Ungarn zu präsentieren, die in der internationalen luftarchäologischen Forschung im Zusammenhang mit römischen Wegen (z.B. paralelles Grabensystem) aufgezählt werden. Ein weiteres Ziel auch einen Ausblick zu bieten, wie und warum dies bei der Untersuchung der noch nicht auf Landkarten eingetragenen römischen Strecke verwendet werden kann.

Magyar-francia légi régészeti kutatások Magyarországon - Recherches franco-hongroises d'archéologie aérienne en Hongrie en 2000.

by András Bödőcs

René Goguey - Czajlik Zoltán - Bödőcs András: Magyar-francia légi régészeti kutatások Magyarországon - Recherches franco-hongroises d'archéologie aérienne en Hongrie en 2000. Régészeti kutatások Magyarországon - Archaeological Investigations in Hungary, 2000., KÖH - Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2003, 75-86.

Roman roads in Southeast Wales

by andy sherman

El Miliario de Friol: aportaciones al conocimiento de la vía XIX.

by Carlos Fernández-Rodríguez

J.M. Caamaño, G. Meijide & C. Fernández (1997/1998). “El Miliario de Friol: aportaciones al conocimiento de la vía XIX”. Boletín do Museo Provincial de Lugo, VIII (1): 9-18.

Il contributo della fotografia aerea alle ricognizioni dell’ager faliscus

by Gabriele Cifani

Co-authored wiht Rachel Opitz and Simon Stoddart

La viabilità tardoantica e medievale dalla porta Tiburtina a s. Lorenzo fuori le mura: una nota

by Simonetta Serra

in “Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma”, 99 (1998), pp. 125-144

A detailed analysis of the first mile of the Via Tiburtina and the road network between the via Nomentana and the via... more A detailed analysis of the first mile of the Via Tiburtina and the road network between the via Nomentana and the via Praenestina (IV-VIII century AD).

Iscrizioni inedite dalla via Amerina

by Massimiliano Munzi

Co-authored with C. Noviello. Published in "Ricognizioni Archeologiche", 5, 1989, pp. 38-50.

Stadiasmus Patarensis. Likya’nın Roma Yolları

by Sencer ŞAHİN

Published in: S. Şahin, Stadiasmus Patarensis. Likya’nın Roma Yolları, Arkeoloji ve Sanat 136, 2011, 89-128.

P. Verhagen & K. Jeneson, 2012. A Roman Puzzle. Trying to Find the Via Belgica with GIS, in: A. Chrysanthi, P. Murrieta Flores & C. Papadopoulus: Thinking Beyond the Tool. Archaeological Computing and the Interpretive Process. Oxford: Archaeopress (BAR International Series 2344), pp. 123-130

by Philip Verhagen

In this paper we address the issue of using least cost path (LCP) modelling for a practical case study: the prediction... more In this paper we address the issue of using least cost path (LCP) modelling for a practical case study: the prediction of a
7 km stretch of Roman road (the Via Belgica) in the Dutch province of Limburg. Despite extensive archaeological
research, the nature of the evidence is such that it does not allow us to project the route with sufficient confidence. LCP
modelling can then be helpful to develop possible scenarios, departing from the available evidence and general
assumptions about Roman road building. Using these scenarios, we managed to come up with a few plausible routes
that we hope to test in the near future. Developing the scenarios made us think harder about the nature of Roman road
building strategies and the interpretation of the available evidence. However, we also had to conclude that the available
tools and theories are not very well suited for the kind of models that we would like to produce.

Nec in via nec in via procul

by Carlos Caballero Casado

LES LONGUES MARCHES DES ARMÉES ROMAINES. REFLETS ÉPIGRAPHIQUES DE LA CIRCULATION DES MILITAIRES DANS LA PROVINCE D’ASIE AU IIIe SIÈCLE APR. J.-C.. Cahiers Glotz 20 (2009) 199-210.

by Michael Alexander Speidel

Heer und Strassen – militares viae. In: M. A. Speidel, Heer und Herrschaft im Römischen Reich der Hohen Kaiserzeit, Stuttgart 2009, 501-513.

by Michael Alexander Speidel

Gabriele Cifani, Rachel Opitz, Simon Stoddart, Mapping the ager faliscus road system: the contribution of LiDAR survey

by Gabriele Cifani

published in Journal of Roman Archaeology 20, 2007, 165-176.

Madrid romano: nuevos puntos de vista

by Carlos Caballero Casado

Published in El Nuevo Miliario, 3, 2006

El Pont d'Aël y las grandes rutas alpinas en Aosta (Italia)

by Carlos Caballero Casado