In 2021, all preserved topographical-historical descriptions of the parishes of the Diocese of Ljubljana were published within the framework of AES 43. In accordance with the bishop’s instructions, ...parish priests or chaplains of individual parishes more or less diligently, i.e., more or less extensively prepared the outlines of their parishes. At the time (if not earlier), data collecting with the help of questionnaires was already established across Europe. The efforts of the Archduke John in Styria and of Bishop Gruber in Ljubljana Diocese are especially interesting for our area, whereby they both probably derived from a similar (if not the same) context and vantage point. Work of both was in some sense upgraded by Georg Göth, who compiled his questionnaires thoughtfully but not too extensively, which helped to ensure that the responses were actually done and submitted by the addressees. The paper wants, first of all, to expose the little known and therefore rarely used material that is often of key value as it is only one that has actually been preserved. The survey questionnaires of the beginning of and middle of the 19th century therefore need to be reexamined and correctly reevaluated, if possible, establish their interdependence or influence that they had on each other, and show the latest findings on the specific case of Hoče parish.
Eleven inscriptions, discovered on as yet unpublished fragments of monuments from the territory of Roman Emona, are discussed in this contribution. The monuments, kept in the City Museum of ...Ljubljana, were most probably discovered in the secondary position and date from the 1st to the 3rd century AD
The author presents a draft for a sermon or a speech, which was given by Tomaž Hren at the consecration on 25th April 1607 of the foundation stone for the new Capuchin monastery in Ljubljana (today ...park Zvezda in the centre of Ljubljana). This draft was quoted and used primarily as a proof for the existence of pagan beliefs in old Slavic gods even in the 17th century. Since the mentioned draft has not yet been presented as a whole, the context of mentioning Lada, Plejn, and Poberin has not been known; therefore scholars were left on their own for interpretation. The author wants to bridge this gap. Since we have only a draft of Hren’s sermon, we do not know the text that was actually spoken. Therefore it will never be clear how much of his attention was actually dedicated to the Slavic gods, which are only mentioned in the draft.
The river Ljubljanica offers many interesting finds, among which is also a silver strap end of circular shape, the upper part of which is bound together by two rivets. According to its shape, it can ...be dated to the 4th cent. (cca. 400 AD). Our attention is drawn by the unusual ornament with impressed points that is not often attested in Slovenia. On the neck of the strap end, right below the rivets, two Greek letters are engraved: ω and β, which could be initials of the object’s owner. Points in the central circular part are more difficult to explain. It seems plausible to interpret them as various constellations: Cassiopeia, Hyades and Pleiades, Great Bear, and possibly Libra (Equinox). The object must have belonged to a soldier, who most probably came from the East. He or somebody else marked his strap end with his initials and had the central round part engraved with a certain reflection of the sky, which he could use to tell time or to locate himself, in which case we could be dealing with a simple astrolabe.
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