(ORDO NEWS) — In Greece, archaeologists have carried out another stage of excavations in Tenea, known as the “lost city”.
The study led to a number of interesting discoveries, and one of the main events was the discovery of several ancient caches of coins at once.
The opening is reported by Heritage Daily. It was made in the ancient Greek city of Tenea, which is known as the “lost city”.
The fact is that for centuries he was known to scientists only by myths. It was not possible to find its remains, so the researchers did not even have confidence that Tenea had ever existed in reality.
Only in 1984 was an accidental discovery made – local residents stumbled upon an ancient sarcophagus while digging a well and informed the archaeologist Eleni Korka about it.
Alas, part of this city had already been plundered by that time, since, as it turned out, marauders had long known about it.
And yet, until now, this city of myths presents new curious discoveries. Archaeologists during the excavations explored four sites and discovered a large public building of the Roman period, the area of which was 156 square meters.
Experts note that this building is distinguished by complex masonry. During its study, a cache was found with 18 silver and copper coins, as well as an iron pick and key, a stylus and Roman ceramics.
In addition, the excavations have affected the ruins of buildings, which, as scientists suggest, were merchants’ shops.
Another ancient cache was discovered here, which contained 2100 different coins.
They mostly date from the fifth and sixth centuries AD. Among them, coins with the image of the rulers Follis Cyzicus, Theodosius, Markian, Leo I, Zeno, Anastasius I Dikor, Justin I and Justinian I stand out.
A copper coin of the 4th century AD was also found. Here, archaeologists discovered a rich collection of votive figurines intended for personal sacrifices.
In addition, near the city necropolis, a team of researchers unearthed a Roman burial with an underground burial chamber.
Inside it, archaeologists found a first century BC coin minted in Corinth, a bronze coin from Athens of the classical period, a lamp depicting the god Ares, a glass incense burner, an urn, a bowl and a lamp. A child was buried in the tomb itself.
The city of Tenea is often mentioned in Greek myths and historical texts, such as the legend of Oedipus, the mythical king of Thebes.
He is also mentioned in the history of Archy of Corinth, who recruited Colnists in Tenea and with their help founded the city of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily.
The last mention of Tenea before its accidental discovery is in a text by the second-century AD geographer Pausanias. He claimed that Tenea was built by Trojan prisoners of war around 1100 BC.
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