Investigation of Late Antique Peristyle Villae in Pannonia Landscape – Architecture – Artefacts

The provinces along the Danube of the Roman Empire, including Pannonia, played a crucial role in Late Antique imperial politics. Their importance is attested at social, military, and economic levels, and the changes they underwent are also reflected in the Roman countryside. In Pannonia, villae and the so-called inner fortifications are excellent indicators of this process. Our research focuses on the landscape-shaping effect, the architectural character, and the social impact of these rural establishments. Here, we present the methodological background of our multiscalar (three-level) research programme and the results obtained through the case study of Alsóheténypuszta.