TREASURES OF ANCIENT RHIZON
Journal: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing eBooks
Year: 2024

The ancient capital of Illyria – Rhizon – has been excavated by archaeologists from the University of Warsaw since 2001. The contemporary city of Risan (Montenegro) partly covers the ancient ruins stretching on a plateau limited by the sea, the Špila River, and foothills. The archaeological excavations revealed several insulae of the Hellenistic city, once the seat of Illyrian queen Teuta but later destroyed during the First Illyrian War. The most interesting finds include an impressive hoard of