An ancient Roman tomb dating back 1,800 years has been found in the Veliko Tarnovo region of Bulgaria, which is engraved with the medallion of the Roman Emperor Caracalla (198-217 AD).
Location of the Veliko Tarnovo region of Bulgaria.
An unexpected discovery
A farmer stumbles upon two Roman tombs while in a pear field, both made of brick with stucco walls covered with a large block of limestone. One of them contained the remains of a man and a woman, both aged between 45 and 60 at the time of their deaths。Delicate gold earrings for women, gilded pendants with beads, and some fine utensils were found.
A Roman tomb where two adults are buried.
Another smaller grave is a little earlier and contains a child who died when he was 2-3 years oldA number of funerary items, including gold earrings, glass beads, a ceramic amphora for wine, and two glass tear bottles, were found. It is reported that these delicate vessels were originally used by mourners to collect tears, and later were used to hold sesame oil.
Excavated artifacts.
Medal of the Emperor
And one of the most valuable artifacts is a rare bronze medallion. It was minted in the city of Pergamum in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and was of great sizeThe medallion depicts the Roman Emperor Caracalla's visit to Pergamon in 214 AD in search of Asclepius, the god of healing.
Medal of the Roman Emperor Caracalla.
The two tombs were built of masonry, mortar, and plastered with mortar inside, which was expensive, so the family should have been wealthy at the time, and it is likely that there was a country house in the area. Studies have shown that wealthy landowners lived on their estates in the summer, returned to the city in the winter, and were buried near the estates when they died.
Roman tombs** earth relics.
Behind these two graves may be a sad story of parents burying their deceased children, and their resting place after death is also with this child.