9 6 ). ▁The ▁important ▁Via ▁de ▁Z enta , ▁a ▁trade ▁route ▁connecting ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁with ▁N eman ji ć ' ▁Ser bia ▁( see ▁Ser bian ▁Grand ▁Princi p ality , ▁Kingdom , ▁Empire ), ▁crossed ▁this ▁region ; ▁It ▁started ▁from ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Bo j ana , ▁the ▁Sh k od ë r ▁( Sk ad ar ) ▁port , ▁( altern atively ▁Bar ▁then ▁Cet in je ) ▁along ▁the ▁Dr in ▁Valley ▁to ▁P riz ren , ▁then ▁to ▁Li pl jan , ▁then ▁through ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁to ▁V ran je ▁and ▁Ni š . ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁R ag usa ▁used ▁the ▁road ▁for ▁trade ▁with ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Bulg aria . ▁The ▁road ▁ended ▁its ▁use ▁with ▁the ▁conqu ering ▁of ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁further ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁was ▁Ar ban on . ▁ ▁Late ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁With ▁the ▁crow ning ▁of ▁Stephen ▁U ro š ▁III ▁De č ans ki ▁of ▁Ser bia , ▁Stephen ▁U ro š ▁IV ▁Du š an ▁was ▁crown ed ▁Young ▁King ▁of ▁Z eta . ▁Ž ark o ▁held ▁Lower ▁Z eta ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Du š an ▁the ▁M ight y . ▁In ▁ 1 3 6 0 , ▁Bal š a ▁I ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁are ▁mentioned ▁as ▁" l ords ▁of ▁Sk ad ar ", ▁thus , ▁Ž ark o ▁may ▁have ▁either ▁lost