Earthquake reveals a Roman theatre in a Croatian town


A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in 2020 damaged the town hall in Sisak, a city in central Croatia. During repair and renovation of the hall, construction uncovered Roman ruins just below the town hall's basement.

The discovered ruins belonged to a building of diameter 65 feet. Archaeologists believe that these ruins might have been a small theatre or an odeon. 

The modern city Sisak (then known as Siscia) was founded as a Roman military encampment around 35 BC and later grew into an important administrative and economic hub. This discovery has been described as "valuable and a new glimpse into the ancient Roman city of Siscia."

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This report was published by Bone & Bronze.

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