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Figure 9: Fragment of the torso of a male marble sculpture (archaeological campaign 2012; photo A. Jakimovski).
On the middle, two are portraits of a man Stylobate: During the excavations were dis-
and a woman. The woman is young, dressed in covered 15 stone elements forming the substruc-
a robe with folds. She has neatly combed hair, ture of the temple.
parted in the middle and gathered at the back.
This hairstyle is common on early Roman tomb- Fragments of marble statues: Discovered
stones, dated mainly from the 2nd – 3rd century were an upper part of a male torso (Bitrako-
(Вулић 1941-1948, 34, no. 82, 112, no. 143, 375, va Grozdanova and Nikoloska 2022, no. 92, 81),
177, no. 373, 179, no. 333; Соколовска 1987, 50– and four smaller fragments. Three of them are
51, no. 35–38). The man has a slightly longer and the lower parts of the body, covered by a fold-
wider neck, but part of the head was broken off. ed dress, while the fourth represents a muscle –
On the third plate, we see a dolphin. Perhaps it is a triceps. The torso of the sculpture was discov-
the plate noted by Vulić, writing of “a fish on the ered on the outer side of the southern wall of the
left and above it a leaf ” (Вулић 1933, 101). On the architecture.
fourth plate, we see an ara – altar.
Conclusion
In the ceiling cassettes, we see portraits of The discovered architecture was most probably
ordinary people, according to which we could erected by or for a prominent citizen in the 2nd or
conclude that it is a posthumous object – a mau- 3rd century AD. It is the first excavated example
soleum. It seems that the custom of building of such a building that contains almost all the ar-
mausoleums for the wealthiest families or indi- chitectural elements enabling a complete recon-
viduals in Macedonia became popular during struction. Its importance is accentuated by the
the Roman imperial period since more and more representative architecture and the fragment-
such buildings are being discovered. ed marble statue of a man discovered most like-
ly belonging to the owner. It was the positioning
Columns and capitals: Although columns of statues of individuals and not deities in such
were mentioned by Radovanović (Радовановић a prominent place in the temple that points to a
1924, 318) only a single capitel was discovered in posthumous character of the building or, in our
2012. terms, a heroon.
the roman temple – heroon of gr a madje, barovo – demir k apija 73
Figure 9: Fragment of the torso of a male marble sculpture (archaeological campaign 2012; photo A. Jakimovski).
On the middle, two are portraits of a man Stylobate: During the excavations were dis-
and a woman. The woman is young, dressed in covered 15 stone elements forming the substruc-
a robe with folds. She has neatly combed hair, ture of the temple.
parted in the middle and gathered at the back.
This hairstyle is common on early Roman tomb- Fragments of marble statues: Discovered
stones, dated mainly from the 2nd – 3rd century were an upper part of a male torso (Bitrako-
(Вулић 1941-1948, 34, no. 82, 112, no. 143, 375, va Grozdanova and Nikoloska 2022, no. 92, 81),
177, no. 373, 179, no. 333; Соколовска 1987, 50– and four smaller fragments. Three of them are
51, no. 35–38). The man has a slightly longer and the lower parts of the body, covered by a fold-
wider neck, but part of the head was broken off. ed dress, while the fourth represents a muscle –
On the third plate, we see a dolphin. Perhaps it is a triceps. The torso of the sculpture was discov-
the plate noted by Vulić, writing of “a fish on the ered on the outer side of the southern wall of the
left and above it a leaf ” (Вулић 1933, 101). On the architecture.
fourth plate, we see an ara – altar.
Conclusion
In the ceiling cassettes, we see portraits of The discovered architecture was most probably
ordinary people, according to which we could erected by or for a prominent citizen in the 2nd or
conclude that it is a posthumous object – a mau- 3rd century AD. It is the first excavated example
soleum. It seems that the custom of building of such a building that contains almost all the ar-
mausoleums for the wealthiest families or indi- chitectural elements enabling a complete recon-
viduals in Macedonia became popular during struction. Its importance is accentuated by the
the Roman imperial period since more and more representative architecture and the fragment-
such buildings are being discovered. ed marble statue of a man discovered most like-
ly belonging to the owner. It was the positioning
Columns and capitals: Although columns of statues of individuals and not deities in such
were mentioned by Radovanović (Радовановић a prominent place in the temple that points to a
1924, 318) only a single capitel was discovered in posthumous character of the building or, in our
2012. terms, a heroon.
