Cult of Jupiter in Singidunum Area

Radmila Zotović
(Institute of Archaeology, Serbia)

Abstract: In the area of Singidunum and its vicinity so far the total of 30 votive monuments have been identified, 25 of them dedicated to Jupiter’s independent cult, two to Jupiter and imperial cult, and one each to Capitoline Triad, to Jupiter and Hercules, and to Jupiter, Terra Mater, Liber and Libera. One dedication was inscribed into an urn, which is specific for the territory of central Serbia, not only Singidunum. The main method for this paper involves references to general characteristics of the cult of Jupiter, relation between Rome and provinces, and morphological, decorative and votive characteristics of votive monuments from the area near Singidunum and its vicinity. All the monuments may be dated into late 2nd and 3rd century.

Key words: Roman period, votive monuments, urn, cult, Jupiter

JEL codes: Z1