Gamzigrad Feliks Romulijana, Serbia
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Gamzigrad Feliks Romulijana, SerbiaGamzigrad Feliks Romulijana highlightsKnown for archaeological site, landmark, mosaic, park, roman empire archaeological site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Gamzigrad is an archaeological site, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, located south of the Danube river, in the city Zajecar in Serbia. In Gamzigrad is located the ancient Roman complex of palaces and temples Felix Romuliana, built by Emperor Galerius. Felix Romuliana was one of the most important late Roman sites in Europe. Novadays Felix Romuliana is a popular tourist stop on the Roman Emperors' trail which links the birthplaces of over 17 Roman Emperors born on the territory of modern Serbia. 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Early explorers believed the ancient ruins to have been a Roman military camp, because of their size and numerous towers. Systematic archaeological excavations conducted since 1953 revealed that the site was, in fact, an Imperial palace. It was conceived and built by one of the Tetrarchs, Emperor Galerius, a Roman emperor who had Dacian origins, the adopted son and son-in-law of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Galerius started construction in 298 (after a victory over the Sasanian Empire that brought him admiration and glory) to mark the place of his birth. The name Felix Romuliana was given in memory of his mother Romula, who was also a priestess of a pagan Dacian cult. The complex of temples and palaces served three main purposes - as a place of worship of his mother's divine personality, as a monument to his deeds as emperor, and as a luxurious villa for Galerius. Romuliana survived until it was plundered by the Huns in the mid 5th century. Later the site became a humble settlement of farmers and craftsmen, finally to be abandoned at the beginning of the 7th century with the arrival of the Slavs. The structures were first evaluated in 1835 by Baron von Herder, a Saxon mine entrepreneur. Later the German mineralogist August Breithaupt also wrote an article about the constructions. The Austro-Hungarian naturalist, geographer, ethnographer and archaeologist Felix Philipp Kanitz (who has earned great respect in Serbia and Bulgaria through his works on the South Slavs) was especially interested in Gamzigrad and visited the ruins on two occasions, in 1860 and in 1864 when he drew the then condition of the ramparts and towers, included in his works on Serbia, printed in Vienna and Leipzig. The enthusiasm for Gamzigrad disappeared by the end of the 19th century. The real history of the complex was yet to be researched. The interest was revived in the 1950s during the period of "Neo-romanticism of Serbian archaeology". Vekoslav Popovic, Director of the Town Museum of Zajecar initiated the systematic archaeological research in 1953. The academic professor Dr. Dragoslav Srejovic was in charge of the research in 1970, he is the one regarded as positioning the monument among world archaeology. The complex was demystified in 1984, when in the south-west an archivolt (an ornamental moulding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch) with the inscription of FELIX ROMULIANA was discovered. Archaeological excavations on the site have unearthed the remains of a Roman compound with two temples, two palaces and a building with corridor including exceptionally fine mosaics depicting the Greek mythological figures Dionysos and Medusa, figural capitals of Hercules, baths and impressive gates. Several valuable hoards of Roman gold coins have been unearthed at the site, which continues to yield important Roman artifacts. Pilasters of the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, Licinius, Maximinus and Constantine are among spectacular finds. In the two mausolea on the Magura hill Romula and the founder Galerius were buried and deified. Among the most important finds from the site are portraits of Roman emperors made from porphyry and coins that help to accurately date the complex. A sculpture of Diana, the goddess of hunt, was unearthed in July 2010 by German and Serbian archeology teams, experts said that horse and a rider is missing which symbolizes victory over the barbarians. Alongside the Latin inscriptions throughout the complex, several Greek inscriptions are found. The northwestern part was renovated; basilicas were built, during the rule of Emperor Justinian. During the 31st Session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee in Christchurch, New Zealand, from the 23rd of June to the second of July 2007, The World Heritage Committee decided to place Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius on the World Heritage List. Felix Romuliana is a popular tourist stop on the Roman Emperors' trail which links the birthplaces of over 17 Roman Emperors born on the territory of modern Serbia. Gamzigrad Feliks Romulijana related toursWe at Monterrasol Travel welcome you to see Gamzigrad Feliks Romulijana during multi-day private car tour. Contact us if you would like to customize your tour to Gamzigrad Feliks Romulijana. We have developed several private tours that visiting beautiful Gamzigrad Feliks Romulijana. But, if you have a special conditions or any from these tours fit you, please do not hesitate to contact us, we can organize a tour exactly as you would like. We charge nothing for develop a custom itinerary. 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