The Practical Guide to Croatia's Archaeological Sites

Title: The Practical Guide to Croatia's Archaeological Sites
Author: Ante Šušnjara
Publisher: Ante Šušnjara, 222pp, 2008

ISBN: 978-953-55077-0-3

Language: English

Book size: (20.5 by 14.5 cms)

Price: 12 Euros, plus postage & handling


ABOUT THE BOOK

The ideal guide book for any tourist, archaeology enthusiast, amateur archaeologist or adventure traveller.

A valuable source of information, compiled with the help of the Tabula Peutingeriana, which is a unique copy of a 3rd century Roman road-map.

The book is divided into 6 sections, in accordance with Croatia's various geographical / regional divisions: 1. Slavonia & Baranja-eastern Croatia, 2. North-central Croatia, 3. Istria, 4. Kvarner, 5. Gorski Kotar & Lika and finally... 6. Dalmatia.

The book provides ancient settlement names, together with information covering their location in modern-day Croatia.

Illyrian, Celtic, Greek & Roman localities are identified and described. Some site descriptions include a summary of important historical events which are known to have taken place there.

The book covers: Archaeological finds, inland & coastal localities(eg: settlements, villa rusticae), exciting new digs and discoveries, underwater localities and their geographical coordinates(great for Google Earth & GPS devices), ancient shipwrecks, mysterious sunken cities, legends and long forgotten mythical settlements.

 

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