Golden medallions featuring inscriptions and images found in a
gravesite dating to the Roman era in Debelt, a village in the region of
Bourgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, have been identified by
archaeologists as being from the second century CE.
According to archaeologists, the graves are those of veterans of
the eighth legion of Augustus. They are in the western part of the
ancient Roman colony of Deultum, according to a report on July 17 2012
by public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television.
Today the gravesite is next to a street in the latter-day village
of Debelt. Deultum, in its time, was known as “Little Rome in Thrace”,
the report said.
The find was made by accident while people were pouring concrete
for construction. The vibration of the concrete mixer caused the surface
to crack and a tomb was found.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.