Among numerous epigraphic monuments from classical antiquity in the territory of Liburnia which was part of Ulyricum and the Province of Dalmatia (Arsia fl. — Titius fl.) we find such as note in various contexta data concerning construction of public buildings. Such buildings, intended for various functions, were mainly results of the liberality (liberalitas) of rich individuals, emperors and governors, or of the activity of municipal councils. With reference to origine, i. e. the donator, public buildings in Liburnia can be classified into three groups: (1) Construction of new or reconstruction of dilapidated public buildings done by funds supplied from individuals. These are the munificences proper. To this group we add constructions of territorial communities (a total of 25). (2) State, i. e. imperatorial or gubernatorial munificences (5). (3) Constructions financed by the municipal councils and executed by magistrates, mostly aediles (2). The inscription from K rk (No. VI) is outside these categories. The monuments of the first group are documents of greatest values, first-rate historical sources giving insight into the social and économie structure of Liburnia, the character of colonization, the relation of native population to Roman administration, and the relation toward colonists. The methodology of approach to the inscriptions was determined by the time of origin of the monuments. The analysis of the onomastic formula was of greatest importance. Large participation of native inhabitants can be followed on inscriptions from I and early II centuries as some onomastic elements had preserved native Ulyrian-Liburnia characteristics. It is not possible to do so with the material from the second half of II century onwards because of onomastic levelling.
