Roman Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mogorjelo
Mogorjelo is a Roman villa rustica that dates from the early fourth century. It is situated on a hill off the Neretva branch, 5 km south of Čapljina. An Italic settler had a private manor complex built for agricultural purposes on the Mogorjelo site in the mid first century CE. He located the building designed for processing agricultural produce (villa rustica fructuaria) on a salient on the hill (the ground plan of the ...
Founded: 1st century AD |
Location:
Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jajce Mithraeum
The Jajce Mithraeum is a temple dedicated to the Persian invisible sun god, Mithra. It was rediscovered in an archaeological dig in 1931. The temple dates to the early 4th century AD, although it could be as ancient as the 2nd century AD with repairs undertaken during the early 4th century AD. This particular Mithraeum is one of the best preserved sites in Europe. Mithra was worshipped throughout the Roman era, from the ...
Founded: 4th century AD |
Location:
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina