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Five-Ton Roman Sarcophagus Found Sealed Beneath Cavtat After 1,500 Years
A five-ton Roman sarcophagus discovered beneath Cavtat, Croatia, was found still closed, sealed with lime mortar, and untouched after more than 1,500 years. The stone coffin, dated to the 4th–6th centuries A.D., was uncovered three meters below the surface in the necropolis of ancient Epidaurum, a Roman colony on the Adriatic coast. A sealed tomb…
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Rare Mithras Sanctuary in Croatia Suggests Romans Worshipped the God Outdoors
A rare Mithras sanctuary in Croatia is challenging one of the most familiar ideas about this Roman mystery cult. At Močići, in the hills above the ancient city of Epidaurum, the evidence does not point to a typical enclosed mithraeum. It points to a rocky outdoor gathering place shaped by a natural cave, a spring,…