Vol. 3 No. 13 (2025)
Water Divides – Water Connects: Roman military, commercial and cultural contacts between the Middle Danube Region and the Black Sea

The Danube riverbed near the Roman Fort in Iža-Leányvár: Results of investigations, 2019–2022

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  • Miroslava Daňova,
  • Klaudia Daňová,
  • Ján Rajtár
Miroslava Daňova
Department of Classical Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Trnava University in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia
Klaudia Daňová
Institute of Archaeology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra, Slovakia
Ján Rajtár
Institute of Archaeology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra, Slovakia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17204/dissarch.2025.51

Published 2026-01-30

Keywords

  • Kelamantia,
  • Iža-Leányvár,
  • Brigetio,
  • underwater archaeology,
  • Danube

How to Cite

Daňova, M., Daňová, K., & Rajtár, J. (2026). The Danube riverbed near the Roman Fort in Iža-Leányvár: Results of investigations, 2019–2022. Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 3(13), 51–61. https://doi.org/10.17204/dissarch.2025.51

Abstract

This paper presents the results of investigations carried out in the Danube riverbed between Brigetio and the northern shore at today’s Iža‑Leányvár. It begins with a concise overview of previous research—undertaken mainly on the north bank—which prompted the Slovak team to examine the river itself and ultimately led to the discovery of the piers of a Roman bridge. It then reports the aim, methods, and results of the most recent underwater work conducted in December 2022. The survey confirms that the structure was erected between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The paper concludes by outlining future avenues of inquiry to improve our understanding of the hitherto unknown Roman bridge across the Danube, its construction, and the reasons for its erection.

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