Most Recent Visit: July 2022 The Roman settlement of Lucus Augusti (also sometimes called Lucus Asturum) seems to have been founded sometime after the conclusion of the Cantabrian Wars in 19 BCE. One of the primary belligerents in the war were the Gallaeci, a broad tribal group that occupied the far northwestern corner of the…
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Continued From Spalatum – Part IV There are a few other archaeological points of interest in Split outside the walls of Diocletian’s Palace. There’s a large park area out in front of the Golden Gate crisscrossed by a few connecting roadways that eventually link up with Ulica Domovinskog Rata, one of the main arteries through…
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Continued From Spalatum – Part II At the southwest corner of the peristyle is the Skočibušić-Lukaris Palace, rebuilt in the 15th century CE but with an uncertain original construction date. The building now houses the Treasury of the Split Cathedral as well as the ticket office for a number of sites managed by the cathedral….
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Most Recent Visit: August 2024 The Roman city of Carsulae seems to have been founded around 220 BCE, when a branch of the Via Flaminia was built through the region between Rome and Ariminum. The exact date of foundation is not known, though. Prior to 3rd century BCE, the city was in the territory of…
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Continued From Sirmium Part I A few blocks to the southeast of the basilica are what remains of an imperial palace. Located at Pivarska 2, the excavations of the palace are open every day during the week from 8:00 to 17:00 and on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 to 16:00. Admission is 300 RSD. The…
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Continued From Kos Part IV A few kilometers outside both the modern and ancient city of Kos, is the Asclepieion complex. It is located just southwest of the village of Platani, off Agiou Dimitriou. The site doesn’t have an address, really, but it is well signposted from Kos and the main east-west road on the…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2021 Located just 5 kilometers off the coast of mainland Asia Minor (modern Türkiye) and about 18 kilometers from the famous city of Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum), at the entry of the Sinus Doridis/Sinus Ceramicus (modern Gulf of Kerme) is the island of Kos. According to myth, the founder of the settlement…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2022 Prior to the arrival of Roman power in Northern Spain, the future site of Colonia Caesar Augusta and it’s modern counterpart Zaragoza (a corruption of the Roman name), was occupied by an oppidum called Salduie or Salduba and also referred to by the Romans as Salluie. The settlement was situated…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2024 The site of Colonia Flavia Scupinorum, often shortened to Scupi, is located on the north bank of the Axios (the modern Vardar), a few kilometers outside the modern capital of North Macedonia; Skopje. The immediate area of the settlement has produced archaeological evidence suggesting the location had been inhabited since…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2023 Located about 120 kilometers southeast of Rome at the foot of Monte Cassino, site of the famous battle of the Second World War, are the remains of the Roman settlement of Casinum. The settlement appears to have been founded by an Oscan group, perhaps the Sidicini, sometime prior to the…
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