![]() ![]() The research showed that in this area is a very well preserved Roman architecturalĬomplex – Roman sanctuary built around a thermal spring and a bath complex. ![]() more Since 1953, the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb has conducted excavations at the town park in Varaždinske Toplice. Since 1953, the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb has conducted excavations at the town park in Var. More than 50 sacrificial altars, inscriptions, and reliefs were found, while the spring itself contained 17,000Roman coins.Special attention is given in the paper to the finds that confirm the existence of cults dedicated to Apollo (Apollo/Sol), Aesculapius, and Serapis at the baths during the 2nd and 3rdcentury AD. It was discovered that the spring reservoir was repaired in the 4th century AD using older inscriptions, reliefs, and even sculptures, which were used as regular construction material for masonry and backfill. The excavations have shown that a widearea around the spring was enclosed during theġst century AD, while a rectangular structure was built around it in the 2nd century AD a spring reservoir 8 x 13.5 meters in size, from which thermal water was then lead to the baths through a system of canals. Roman sanctuary built around the natural hotspring. more The paper presents the results of the new archaeological excavations in Varaždinske Toplice,conducted from 2011 to 2015 in the area of the The paper presents the results of the new archaeological excavations in Varaždinske Toplice,condu. ![]()
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