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GÁBOR, OLIVÉR: Suburbanum Sopianarum and Roman Villas around Sopianae
Finally, the existence of the villa at Nagyharsány probably also extended into the 5 th century. After the withdrawal of the Roman empire and the emigration of the population, the buildings of the villas were no longer maintained and the agricultural production dropped significantly, not to speak about the decrease of the Romanized population 35 and the range of the cultivated area. The only question about the buildings themselves is whether during the migration, they were used by the settling new nations. Concerning the territory of nowadays Barany County, we can have a more and more clear picture about the villas, country estates along the roads, on the basis of the progressive research. Due to this, the catalogue of the Roman villas, as well as the network of estates around Sopianae can be sketched. 5. Summary The role of the towns in antiquity was important, for they served as economic, cultural, sacral and first of all administrative centres, at the same time, we must not forget that at least 90% of the total population in Roman times lived in the country. Thus the suburban areas were nothing but the juncture of the town and the country where the immediate settlements and structures around the town served and at the same time utilized the town while with their agricultural activity, scatted character, they were of rural nature. This suburban area of Roman times made room for logistic structures such as roads, aqueducts, canalization, granaries, posting stations, watchtowers etc.; entertaining structures such as theatres, amphitheatres etc. and to such structures as industry and cemeteries that could not be located in the towns. 6. Catalogue of the Roman Villas in Baranya County A. Researched Villas: 1- Babarc-Halastó 3 * Chronology: The pottery and coins from here are from the 1 st-5th centuries but the earliest and latest do not necessarily refer to the age of the villa. 2- Hosszúhetény-Somkerék dűlő 31 Chomology: According to E. Thomas, it was built at the beginning of the 2 nd century and fortified in the 4 th . Recently an excavation drawing was found on which mosaic floor is depicted. 3-Komló-Mecsekjánosi Road 3 * Chronology: The construction period of the 2 nd-3 rd centuries defined by the excavator was supervised by V. Lányi. It was rebuilt in the same century. 4-Komló-Mecsekfalui út 39 Cronology: The excavator defined around 300 as its time of construction around 375 as its destruction.
