Jana Škundrić studied Classical Archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Serbia. Long time involving in archaeological research at the Late Antique Imperial palace of Felix Romuliana (E. Serbia) resulted with current doctoral fellowship in Topoi Cluster. A key area of present research is the extent to which cultural and political systems within the Late Roman Empire, as well as shifts in economic power and the attraction of local elites, influenced the setting of the palace and the range of scale and function in which it could play a role as a Central place.