1863 lithograph with a reconstruction of Ad Pirum
Ad Pirum was a Roman fortress active during the time of the late Roman Empire. It is located on the Hrušica Plateau in southwestern Slovenia, in the hamlet of Hrušica in Podkraj. It was built in the 320s.[1]
Structure and function[]
Remnants of Ad Pirum
Excavations show the fortress to be of oval shape, 250 metres (820 ft) in length, 30 to 80 m (98 to 262 ft) in width, and with a wall at a height of 6–8 m and a thickness of about 2.7 m; the wall towers were 10 m high.[2] This structure represented a major fort of the Claustra Alpium Iuliarum, a network of forts and walls to securing Italia from eastern invasions, including the road between Italia and Pannonia. Typically manned with 500 soldiers, the fortress could accommodate up to 100,000 soldiers.[3]
 A 3D reconstruction of the fort, YouTube[4] |
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Further reading[]
- Kos, Peter (2014) (in Slovene). Ad Pirum (Hrušica) in Claustra Alpium Iuliarum [Ad Pirum (Hrušica) and Claustra Alpium Iuliarum]. Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. ISBN 978-961-6902-67-0. http://www.claustra.org/images/vsebina/Ad-Pirum-Hrusica-in-Claustra-Alpium-Iuliarum.pdf.
References[]
- ↑ Ciglenečki, Slavko (2016). "Claustra Alpium Iuliarum, tractus Italiae circa Alpes and the defence of Italy in the final part of the Late Roman period". pp. 409–424. http://av.zrc-sazu.si/pdf/67/AV_67_2016_15_Ciglenecki_diskusija.pdf.
- ↑ Kusetič, Jure; Kos, Peter; Breznik, Andreja; Stokin, Marko (2014). "Ad Pirum" (in Slovene, English). Claustra Alpium Iuliarum: Between Research and Management. The Ivan Michler Institute for Spatial History. pp. 84–97. https://www.academia.edu/9466289/Construction_of_the_Claustra_Alpium_Iuliarum_fortifications_historical_archaeological_and_numismatic_sources._In_J._Kuseti%C4%8D_ed._Claustra_Alpium_Iuliarum_-_between_Research_and_Management._Ljubljana_2014._-_pp._112-132.
- ↑ Potocnik AJ. "Claustra Alpium Iuliarum". http://www.ars-cartae.com/claustra/claustra.htm. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ↑ Rekonstrukcija trdnjave Ad Pirum (Hrušica). Narodni Muzej Slovenije, YouTube. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
External links[]
- Ad Pirum (Hrušica) on DEDI.si
- Audio tour of the fortress by the Slovenian National Museum
- Ad Pirum: surround photography. Burger.si.
Coordinates: 45°51′49″N 14°06′42″E / 45.86361°N 14.11167°E