Roman Taurunum: The Extreme East of the Province of Pannonia

This study’s geographical scope explicitly covers the eastern part of southern Pannonia, which corresponds to present-day Serbia. The fortifications on the Danube Limes in Lower Pannonia, south of the Drava river, built on the right bank of the river, were connected by land. Roman Taurunum (Zemun) was strategically important because it is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and was located at the crossroads of the most important communications i n Pannonia, w hich r an t hrough t he v alleys o f t he D rava, S ava, a nd Danube. Taurunum, probably during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, became one of the main ports of the river fleet in Pannonia (Classis Flavia Pannonica) in the southern part of the province, which largely contributed to the fact that this settlement evolved differently, in several respects, from the other fortifications of the Danube Limes.