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A Roman Palace Tower in Serbia Was Hiding a Unique Imperial Bath
Archaeologists at Vrelo–Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a remarkably preserved Roman imperial bath built into the lowest level of a monumental palace tower. The circular balneum belonged to a fortified residence associated with the Roman tetrarch Maximinus Daia, and the excavation team says no direct parallel for this architectural arrangement is currently known elsewhere…
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Could This Be Serbia’s Only Surviving Pre-Christian Slavic Idol?
In a museum collection in eastern Serbia stands a sandstone figure nearly as tall as a human being. Its face is spare, almost abstract. A rectangular cap crowns the head. One arm bends at the elbow, the other falls stiffly along the body. No inscription. No ornament. Just presence. The sculpture, measuring 171 centimeters in…