KISTANJE/IVOSEVCI, March 21 (Hina) - Archeologists working at the site of the Roman military camp Burnum near the southern village of Kistanje last Wednesday discovered a second part of a stone slab bearing the name of the Roman
emperor Vespasian.
KISTANJE/IVOSEVCI, March 21 (Hina) - Archeologists working at the site
of the Roman military camp Burnum near the southern village of
Kistanje last Wednesday discovered a second part of a stone slab
bearing the name of the Roman emperor Vespasian. #L#
This second part of the slab was discovered near the southern entrance
to an ellipsoid amphitheatre, where in mid-February archeologists
discovered the first part of the slab.
The archeological site is located in the vicinity of the national park
Krka.
Josko Zaninovic, the curator of the Drnis town museum, said that the
slab, which reads that Emperor Vespasian is the supreme priest and
"pater patria" (father of the homeland), confirmed beyond doubt that
the amphitheatre had been built in 76-77 A.D.
This confirms that along with the military camp, Vespasian also
completed the amphitheatre.
It is believed that the construction of the amphitheatre began at the
time of Claudius. The 11th Roman legion, loyal to Claudius, stayed the
longest at Burnum and Claudius started building the amphitheatre for
it there. The fourth legion, which arrived at Burnum after the 11th
legion, bears Vespasian's name and archeologists believe that it was
during this legion's stay at Burnum in the 1st century that the
amphitheatre was completed, which makes it one of the oldest in
Croatia, Zaninovic said.
(Hina) rml