Burial dates to 3rd century
AD, near Vinkovci, in eastern Croatia.
“The
metal parts of the two-wheeled chariot and the horses’ fittings date the burial
to the 3rd century A.D. and it must have belonged to an extremely wealthy
individual with a prominent position in the Roman administration of Pannonia.
It was discovered in a tumulus about 130 feet in diameter but only three feet
high due to centuries of erosion.”
The
site “was located along one of the most important Roman roads in the empire
connecting the Italy to Pannonia and the Balkans to Asia Minor and has been
documented in archaeological literature for 100 years. The family interred
there built it to as a monument that conveyed their wealth and importance to
all who passed on that busy thoroughfare.”
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