Chapter One, entitled “Before Lower Moesia: A Political and Economic Outline” constitutes an introduction which presents the economic circumstances in the region prior to Roman conquest. This books takes a comprehensive look at the Roman army as a factor which prompted substantial changes and economic transformations in the province of Lower Moesia, discussing its impact on the development of particular branches of the economy. In the context of brief historical overview, the process of the social development on the countryside will be presented, focusing on the coexistence of the Thracian and Roman elements and integration of a new “Latinized” cultural tradition. The territory of the Lower Danube limes is the zone where it is possible to observe the cultural diffusion and interaction of these cultural groups. The establishing of the Roman rule brought process of creating relationships between two cultural/ethnical groups running on several levels: social, economic, political, administrative, ethnical and cultural. The integration of the Balkan territory into the Roman Empire brought a number of significant cultural and social changes to the Thracian population, which determined further development of the province. One of the main questions to deal with is the extension of the Latin-Roman cultural influence on the rural society. The ethnographical, archaeological and literal sources could provide us basic information needed to understand the economic development of the rural area.
Development of the rural settlement in Moesia Inferior reflects the socio-economic transformation during the Roman rule.
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