Требениште

The Kingdom of Lyncus

Edited by Paraxiae - 01-Mar-2020 at 09:41

[QUOTE=Paraxiae]Trebenishte is a village located on the road from Ohrid to Kičevo
with a distance of about 10 km from Ohrid and 3 km from the shore of
Lake Ohrid. In 1918 a necropolis was accidently discovered near
Trebenishte and many graves dated back to a period between the seventh
century BC and the beginning of the third century BC have been excavated
so far. A large spectrum of notably rich funeral inventory comprising
vessels, goblets, silver rhytons, decorated helmets, cuirasses, shields,
swords, unique golden face masks, hand cover with a ring and sandals
was found. The presence of such astonishing grave goods indicates that
the descents were members of a mighty ruling dynasty and kings. The
abundance of silver, which is one of the features of the graves at
Trebenishte, could be explained by the fact that the silver mine of
Damastium was controlled by the kings of the Kingdom of Lyncus, before
the country was occupied by the Illyrians at the end of the fifth
century BC, The Kingdom of Lyncus



Edited by Paraxiae - 01-Mar-2020 at 09:40