History of
Sucuraj
2.Romans in Sucuraj
The Romans conquerd
island Hvar after the battle with the Illyrians 219 before Christ. You can say
the Romans were in Sucuraj 153 BC, when they started the war against the Ardians.
This war took place around Sucuraj, so it is for sure that the Romans were in
Sucuraj that year, 84 years after the battle of Pharos. It is sure that the
Romans were in Sucuraj 47 BC in the time of the big sea-battle of Scedro. The
Sucuraj harbour and Mrtnovik bay were anchorage places before and after the
battle, for the Pompey flote under command of Marcus Octavia. When the Romans
came to Sucuraj they found a big Iliris population and large strongholds that
is a big colony. They started a careful romanization of the population. In
Sucuraj there are ruins of two Roman towns, proclaimed to the world 1525 by
eridute Dominican Vinko Probojevic in his famous speech ''About origin and
occasions of the Slavens''. These towns were ruined in the Turk wars. The first
Roman town in Sucuraj
was located in today’s Gornja Banda; the second was near Mlaska bay. The middle
of the first town must have been in place of today’s monastery, because of a
white mosaic found there; most of it is preserved in the parish treasury. It
came from a rich Romans place. At the location of the second town many remains
can be seen, Roman walls, manors and country-houses a very well preserved well
(''gustrina'') and many other remains. In many locations in the sea around
Sucuraj, remains of many Roman galleys and lots of Amfor's (jars for wine, oil,
honey, etc.).
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