The ancient building has massive walls and a rectangular outline (approx. 20 x 10 m). Georadar images show the frame of the entrance, according to scientists most likely in the form of relics of a colonnade.
The foundations were discovered under and next to the Church of St. Daniel in the village of Danilo near Šibenik, the former Roman city of Ridit.
Although archaeologists have been finding numerous architectural elements and decorations from the monumental Roman sacral building, until now its location was unknown.
Polish research leader, Professor Fabian Welc from the Institute of Archaeology of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, said: “The data we have collected indicate that under today's church and the adjacent cemetery there are relics of a temple, which was part of the forum, the most important part of a Roman city."
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The foundations were discovered under and next to the Church of St. Daniel in the village of Danilo near Šibenik, the former Roman city of Ridit.
Although archaeologists have been finding numerous architectural elements and decorations from the monumental Roman sacral building, until now its location was unknown.
Polish research leader, Professor Fabian Welc from the Institute of Archaeology of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, said: “The data we have collected indicate that under today's church and the adjacent cemetery there are relics of a temple, which was part of the forum, the most important part of a Roman city."
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The ancient building has massive walls and a rectangular outline (approx. 20 x 10 m). Georadar images show the frame of the entrance, according to scientists most likely in the form of relics of a colonnade.