"The villa was found in 1930 by Dušan Vuksan, then director of the State Museum in Cetinje. Considering that the ancient Roman city was located on the right bank of the river Spila, and according to the configuration of the terrain that changed significantly over the centuries, due to earthquakes alone, he came to the conclusion that it reached all the way to the cape called Rtac.
Consequently, there could have been a certain number of monumental buildings on that location, as evidenced by the archaeological remains of a city that was completely destroyed by a strong earthquake at the end of the 6th or the beginning of the 7th century AD, during which a large part of it sank into the sea" - Aleksandra Simeunović tells us , art historian and head of the OJ "Rimski mozaici".
"On the floor of what is thought to have been a bedroom is a representation of Hypnos, the god of sleep. In the medallion in the middle, bordered by black tesserae, Hypnos is represented as a half-naked young man in a half-recumbent position with his legs crossed, and folded wings can be seen behind both shoulders. The cult of this deity originated from Greek mythology, and it was believed to be a beautiful winged young man who touches the eyes of tired people with a branch dipped in the river of oblivion and puts them to sleep," explains Simeunović.
If you are heading to Risan or are passing through, be sure to stop by and visit the Roman mosaics, but also see what the oldest settlement in Boka looks like today.
by @staze.boke/ Share Montenegro
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