THE INSCRIBED STONE – KOSINJ
About THE INSCRIBED STONE – KOSINJ
The inscribed stone is a legal document from the 1st century which regulates the use of water between the two Japod tribes, and which is located in the Lomska duliba at Northern Velebit by the Begovača spring. An inscription was engraved in the stone on the occasion of concluding a peace treaty between the Japod tribes Parentin and Ortoplina. In the treaty the Ortoplina tribe were granted free access to the Begovača spring, 500 steps long and one step wide.
This interesting inscription in a solid rock, in the absolute mountain desolation, can only mean that in the Roman times the herds of two Japod tribes were grazing in this part of Velebit, and a dispute arose between the tribes over the right to water the cattle on the Begovača spring. The Roman authorities obviously acted as mediators in this dispute and , after having made a satisfactory agreement for both parties, the inscription was engraved on the mentioned rock as a warning to anybody who would want to deny that agreement.
The Roman stone inscription confirms the fact that the officials of the Roman districts knew Latin as well as the existing regulations and the laws of the Roman authorities.
This interesting inscription in a solid rock, in the absolute mountain desolation, can only mean that in the Roman times the herds of two Japod tribes were grazing in this part of Velebit, and a dispute arose between the tribes over the right to water the cattle on the Begovača spring. The Roman authorities obviously acted as mediators in this dispute and , after having made a satisfactory agreement for both parties, the inscription was engraved on the mentioned rock as a warning to anybody who would want to deny that agreement.
The Roman stone inscription confirms the fact that the officials of the Roman districts knew Latin as well as the existing regulations and the laws of the Roman authorities.
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