Archaeological evidence of a late Roman military conflict near Ajdovščina (Slovenia)Istenič, Janka (Avtor) Tratnik, Vesna (Avtor) Fučka, Primož (Fotograf) Bitenc, Vida (Kartograf) SloveniaAjdovščinaLate Roman periodmilitary conflictmilitariaplumbataeThe recent archaeological finds that came to light on the steep southern slope of Trnovski gozd, a karst plateau located a few kilometres east and north of Ajdovščina in the Vipava Valley (Vipavska dolina in Slovenian, W Slovenia), reflect the great significance that the communication along the valley had for the Roman army, especially in the period of Roman expansion (1st century BC) and in the Late Roman period. The artefacts from the Late Roman period comprise six scatters of coins (possibly purse contents), most of the 76 individually recovered coins and at least a quarter of the non-numismatic finds largely consisting of Roman weapons. The weapons include 17 plumbatae and 16 three-bladed arrowheads; the damage on several of them indicates they were used in a military conflict. This evidence suggests that a large part of the Late Roman artefacts is related to a military conflict that took place in the Late Roman period, probably in the last quarter of the 4th century; preliminary coin survey implies the latest coin dates from 392 to 395. The Late Roman remains discussed in the paper are the first archaeological evidence of a military conflict in the wider area of Ajdovščina, i. e. the area considered as the probable site of the battle that the armies of Theodosius and Eugenius fought in 394.20252026-04-09 08:33:20Neznano28835UDK: 903/904ISSN pri članku: 0560-2793DOI: 10.31577/szausav.2025.suppl.3.23COBISS_ID: 269716995sl