Why visit
Why visit Nesactium (Nezakcij)
The last stronghold of the Histri tribe, sacked by the Romans in 177 BC. Excavations have uncovered temples, a forum, city walls and Bronze-Age burial mounds spanning nearly two millennia of continuous settlement..
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Estimated visit
1 hour
Best season
April–October
Where
Valtura, Croatia
Category
Archaeological
History
The last stronghold of the Histri tribe, sacked by the Romans in 177 BC. Excavations have uncovered temples, a forum, city walls and Bronze-Age burial mounds spanning nearly two millennia of continuous settlement.
“According to Livy, when the city fell, the Histrian king Epulon killed himself rather than surrender to Rome.”
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