Plevlja

PLEVLJA Yugoslavia.

A town in SW Serbia on the Čehovina river to the S of which is an important Roman castrum. Inscriptions show that the castrum was in existence before A.D. 150. Graves have been found which date from the 2d to 5th c. Excavation within the fortified settlement has revealed several inscribed monuments of an official nature, but the name of the town is not known. Several municipia have been suggested, all beginning with the letter S.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. Cermanović-Kuzmanović, “Le Municipium S.,” Starinar 19 (1969) 108-9.

J. WISEMAN