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The
Roman villa at Dolna Kremena
The
built-up residential and additional surface of the villa is about 1400
m2. The columns of its central building and especially the exquisite Corinthian
capitals that were unearthed are indicative of the rich architecture of
the complex. There were relief images of various deities on the columns,
the most preserved of which is a depiction of the goddess Aphrodite with
a dolphin to her left.
Two
other sculptures - hermae - were also discovered. They are images of the
two-faced god Hermes, who was a protector of the house. Still more impressive
is a small sculptural composition of Dionysos and Hercules - gods of the
rejoicing and the strength - made of fine-grained marble. Its small size
is indicative of that it was part of the decoration of some of the inner
rooms, perhaps of the drawing-room.
During
the excavations many other items of the everyday life were discovered
- fine Thracian ware, a silver ring with a gem, iron agricultural tools
(sickles, hoes etc.).
The
villa was destroyed during one of the Gothic invasions in the middle of
the 3rd century AD.