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Caesar iv republic 5 completed city view narona
Narona /nəˈroʊnə/ was an Ancient Roman city and bishopric, located in the Neretva valley in present-day Croatia, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Contents
- Caesar iv republic 5 completed city view narona
- Trip to the lost city of narona croatia
- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Titular see
- Archeology
- References
Trip to the lost city of narona croatia
History
It was part of the Roman province of Dalmatia. The city was established after the Illyrian Wars and was located on the alluvial plains, between present day city of Metković and village of Vid. It was founded as a Hellenistic emporium in c. 3rd/2nd century BC, first time mentioned in the chapter 24 of the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax. Narona became the major Roman stronghold in the 1st century BC. In the 6th century AD, it came under Byzantine rule. The settlement ceased to be in 7th century after the arrival of Slavic tribes in the region.
Ecclesiastical history
The only recorded bishop was
Titular see
It was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Narona.
It has had the following incumbents, mostly of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank, with an archiepiscopal exception :
Archeology
In 1995 a Roman temple building was discovered, which had been dedicated by the governor Dolabella and contained statues of the emperors Claudius and Vespasian, as well as two of Augustus and his wife Livia. The statues had been vandalized in the 4th century: they were lying on the floor and their heads had been broken off. The heads of Vespasian and one of the Livias had been acquired in the surrounding area by Arthur Evans in 1878. The heads were thus reunited with their bodies. The famous Roman statues have toured major European museums.
A cathedral and at least two more churches were dug up.
