Viciana


Viciana or Station Viciano was a Roman road station of unclear location, somewhere in Kosovo field.

History

Viciana was a stopping place for caravans that travelled the Lissus–Naissus route, one of the most important Roman roads. The route started from Lezha on the Adriatic coast, went through the Drin river valley, crossed through Dardania, and continued to Niš.
The location is unclear. It has been theorized to have been somewhere in the Kosovo field or in the present-day city of Vushtrri or its surrounding areas. In addition, approximately 4 km south of Vushtrri, in the village of Pestovë, there are the archaeological ruins of the Roman villa known as Vila rustica, Pestova.
File:Part of Tabula Peutingeriana showing Theranda, Vendenis and Viciana.jpg|thumb|Viciana in the Tabula Peutingeriana, in the middle along with Theranda and Vendenis
Viciano as a road station is recorded in the Tabula Peuntingeriana map, a medieval map and copy of a 3rd-century Roman map showing this same itinerary.