| On the Trail of the Roman Emperor, you will discover
ancient Roman towns, roads, ruins and artifacts, many
singled out by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. You will be
transported back to a time when the Danube marked the
eastern reaches of the Roman Empire.
Felix Romuliana in Gamzigrad: A Palace Fit for an Emperor Felix Romuliana, the glorious palace of Roman Emperor Galerius Valerius Maximianus is located in Gamzigrad, in the mountains of Eastern Serbia. Emperor Galerius built the palace in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D., named after his mother Romula, to commemorate the place of his birth. The palace, which features beautiful frescoes and mosaic ¬oors, is considered to be one of the best
preserved examples of Roman palace architecture. (UNESCO)
Viminacium: Metropolis on the Danube Viminacium was a major city and military establishment of Roman Moesia between the 4th and 1st centuries B.C. During the reign of Emperor Gordian III (239 B.C.), Viminacium received colony status, the highest status awarded by the Empire, which allowed the city to mint its own coins and grant its inhabitants Roman citizenship. Viminacium is the present day town of Kostolac, located on the banks of the Danube. The extraordinary discovery in recent years of 14,000 tombs in the city's cemeteries has unearthed impressive frescoes and revealed the vast wealth of Viminacium's inhabitants.
Diana and Pontes, Tabula Traiana, Emperor Trajan's Road: Ancient Life on the Danube
For 10,000 years, the Danube region has undergone extraordinary transitions in cultures and
civilizations. During the Roman period, the Danube was an important wateway, and its banks,
particularly at Đerdap Gorge, served as strategic locations for Roman forts erected to ward of
barbarian invasions. Diana and Pontes were the largest in this system of fortresses. The ancient road surrounding the sites was perhaps the most representative example of Rome's construction prowess in the region. The Tabula Traiana plaque marks the section of the road along the Danube
River leading to Đerdap. It is believed that this last, most complicated section of the road was
completed in the year 100 A.D. and was signi cant in Emperor Traian's preparations for warfare against the Dacians.
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