Narona

Narona was an Ancient Greek trading post on the Illyrian coast and later Roman city and bishopric, located in the Neretva valley in present-day Vid, Croatia [1]. Narona became the major Roman stronghold in the 1st century BC [1]. It was part of the Roman province of Dalmatia [1]. In the 6th century AD, it came under Byzantine rule [1]. In 1995 a Roman temple building was discovered, which had been dedicated by the governor Dolabella and contained statues of the emperors Claudius and Vespasian [1]. The statues had been vandalized in the 4th century: they were lying on the floor and their heads had been broken off [1]. A cathedral and at least two more churches were dug up [1].