Prof. Zeljko Miletic serves as a full professor at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zadar, where he has been employed since 1986. He teaches core courses across all archaeology study levels including Institutions of the Roman World, Roman Army in Illyricum, Romanization of Ancient Illyricum, Economy of Roman Dalmatia and Histria, and Ancient Religion in the Adriatic-Danubian Region. His educational credentials include: Graduate Archaeologist and Art Historian, Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar (1986) Master of Science (Topography of the Salonitan necropolises), Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb (1989) Doctor of Science (Mithraism in the Roman province of Dalmatia), Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar (1997) Miletic specializes in religious practices and military history within Roman provincial contexts, with particular focus on the Eastern Adriatic region. His research integrates field archaeology with socio-economic analysis of Romanization processes, examining how religious syncretism and military infrastructure shaped cultural transitions in Dalmatia and Pannonia. This interdisciplinary approach bridges classical archaeology, anthropology, and historical geography to reconstruct lived experiences in Roman frontier provinces. No scientific awards are documented in the source material. As academic leader, Miletic coordinated the Archaeology of the Eastern Adriatic postgraduate program and served as doctoral mentor/head until 2015. He secured principal investigator roles for the MZOS-funded projects Religious Life on the Eastern Adriatic in Roman Times and Cult and Religion on the Eastern Adriatic Coast in Roman Times, while collaborating on international initiatives including Corpus Monumentorum Mithriacorum with Heidelberg University. His grant portfolio demonstrates sustained focus on Roman provincial religious networks. Miletic directs field operations at Krka National Park's Burnum archaeological site and established antiquities collections at Humac Museum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His excavation teams operate across key Adriatic-Danubian sites including Salona, Nin, Galovac, and Asseria, with continuous fieldwork spanning over three decades to document Roman provincial infrastructure.








