Daorson
Also known as Hellenistic town of Daorson - Ošanići, the archaeological site
Daorson was the capital of the Illyrian tribe of the Daorsi (Ancient Greek Δαόριζοι, Δαούρσιοι; Latin Daorsei). The Daorsi lived in the valley of the Neretva River between 300 BC and 50 BC. They came very early into contact with Greek traders acquiring many facies of Greek civilization, and the town acquired a certain degree of Hellenization. After the peace treaty with Rome in 168/167 BC, the Daorsi minted their own coins.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Daorson
- Ancient site.image
- Daorson.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Cyclopean walls of ancient Daorson.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ancient site.location
- Ošanići, Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ancient site.region
- Illyria, Dalmatia
- Ancient site.type
- Megalithic settlement
- Ancient site.epochs
- Classical, Hellenistic, Roman
- Ancient site.cultures
- Illyrian, Roman
- Ancient site.ownership
- Public
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe wikidata
- yes
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Daorson was the capital of the Illyrian tribe of the Daorsi (Ancient Greek Δαόριζοι, Δαούρσιοι; Latin Daorsei). The Daorsi lived in the valley of the Neretva River between 300 BC and 50 BC. They came very early into contact with Greek traders acquiring many facies of Greek civilization, and the town acquired a certain degree of Hellenization. After the peace treaty with Rome in 168/167 BC, the Daorsi minted their own coins.
The ruins of Daorson are located at Ošanjići, near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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