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Nauportus (Navport, Navportus), ancient Roman town in Pannonia Superior (later 10th Italian region) on road from Aquileia to Emona with port at Nauportus river what is now Ljubljanica River. The Upper Pannonia or Pannonia Superior was ancient Roman province Aquileia (also called Aquilegia, Friulian Acuilee/Aquilee, Slovene Oglej) is an ancient Roman city in what is Emona or Aemona, short for Colonia Iulia (Aemona was a Roman Castrum founded in 14/15 AD possibly by the XV Legio Apollinaris The Ljubljanica is a River in Slovenia. It is 41 km long and some 20 km of its course lies underground in Caves so the river has seven names (six name

According to histoirian Pliny the Elder the name was derived from the legendary landing of the Argonauts at river, where they are said to have founded the town. Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, ( AD 23 – August 25, AD 79 better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient Author For other uses of this term see Argonaut. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts ( Ancient Greek:) were a band of heroes

Tacitus reports that in year 14 town was plundered by mutiny roman legion that has been sent to build roads and bridges. Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca 56 &ndash ca 117 was a senator and a Historian of the Roman Empire. Legio I Germanica, (Latin pronunciation prima germánica) the Germanic first legion, was a Roman legion, possibly levied in 48 BC

Remains of Nauportus what is today Vrhnika, Slovenia were found. Vrhnika is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is situated on the Ljubljanica River 21 km from Ljubljana. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west An Late Roman emporium with warehouses and a central market was located and excavated at river banks. Traces of Claustra Alpium Iuliarum system and of guarding tower and Late Roman castellum can be seen in Vrhnika and its vicinity.


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