Roman Tomb, Brestovik

Dating to c. 300 AD, this Late Roman tomb was discovered accidentally in 1895 when a farmer hit the vault arch while planting plum seedlings in Brestovik, a suburban village of Belgrade. It is the first discovered multi-chambered ancient tomb in Belgrade, dug into the hill of Zlatno Brdo ("Golden Hill"). Though popularly attributed to the martyrs of Singidunum, Hermylus and Stratonicus, experts found no evidence of Christian burial, identifying it instead as a pagan family tomb of a wealthy local. Its wall paintings are among the best-preserved in situ examples of Roman provincial funerary art, with parallels to examples in the Near East and North Africa. Protected since 1948 as a monument of high cultural heritage significance.