Utjecaj rudarstva na urbani razvoj Domavije / The Impact of Mining on the Development of Domavia

Mining as a branch of the economy has always represented a very important factor for the development of the country, and very often influenced its fate. The paper presents the impact that mining had on the development of the Domavia area, and how it improved or changed the way of life of the then inhabitants and the fate of Domavia itself. In the ancient period, Domavia was the headquarters of the Roman mining district located near today’s Srebrenica, and due to the rich deposits of silverore during the Roman period, it was the object of interest of the Romans and thenmtheir conquest. The rich exploitation of silver ore leads it to the status of municipality, and then to the highest rank of municipality, colony, and at its peak it becomes the administrative-legal center for all the mines of the provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia. Epigraphic monuments represent the basis for understanding the development of various events that followed Tilio’s area, and the development of Domavia was processed to the greatest extent with the help of this source. The progress that Domavia experienced thanks to mining is visible in all segments, primarily in architectural remains such as the curia (city hall), tribunal (courtroom), thermal baths, and the existence of the city market (macellum) and smelter, which, with the help of archaeological research, has been proven that Domavia had a developed urban culture like other large city centers of the Roman Empire. In addition, the development of Domavia resulted in numerous settlements of people of different ethnic origins who came there as traders, artisans or miners, and this consequently brought a rich, diverse religious culture.