Vedran Barbarić The Roman lighthouse and old Church of St. Michael on Palagruža release_rbh5njdv2zgo7oypye76cpvm7y

Abstract

This work contains a discussion of the exact dating and reasons for construction of the fort on Vela Palagruža in Late Antiquity. Archaeological evidence of the use of this building is contextualized within the historical circumstances of navigation on the Adriatic Sea in the 5 th century AD. Comparisons to similar architectural examples are used to discuss the nature of the fortification's use as lodgings by crew with the primary task of maintaining light signalization during the sailing season on the Adriatic. The historical circumstances that probably led to the abandonment of the fortification as a part of a larger but, at the end of the 5 th century, deteriorating maritime system are presented. The exact location of the first Church of St. Michael, adapted inside the remains of the Roman fortification, probably in the 9 th century, is discussed.
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