Bassianae

During late Roman Empire, the town was a seat of one high official - procurator gynaecii Bassianensis Pannoniae secundae.

In the 4th century it had a gynaecia[1] (Imperial woolen mill, showing the importance of the town[2]) and was a seat of the Christian bishopric.

In 468, Dengizich, the son of Attila, devastated Bassianae, but suffered a major defeat after trying to capture the town during the Hun-Ostrogoth Wars, Ostrogoth Valamir came out victorious.

[citation needed] Today only a small amount of ancient town has been preserved.

Archaeological excavations began in 1882 and were continued in 1935, when walls, towers, ceramics, coins, sculptures, and mosaics were found.