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Location

  • Bulgaria, Karanovo
  • geo:42.520947,25.913742

Period or year

  • 45~ / unknown

Classification

  • graves
  • Visible

Karanovo, Thracian Tomb [Iztochna Mogila]

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The Iztochna Mogila, one of the of Archaeological Complex near Karanovo is a Thracian Tomb discovered in 2008. It dates back to the first century AD. Tomb of Rhoemetalces III.

See:

  1. http://www.culturalprojects.org/l-en/press-info/p2-44-0.html
  2. https://www.ubb.bg/eng/lines-of-support/campaings/arheologicheskite-otkritija-v-karanovo
  3. https://rezervaciq.com/zabelejitelnosti/kompleks-iztochna-mogila-s-keranovo/943
  4. https://www.livius.org/pictures/bulgaria/karanovo/karanovo-tomb-of-rhoemetalces-iii-chariot-burial/

Probable tomb of Remetalcus III, the last king of Thrace; his assasination was used by the emperor Claudius to annex his kingdom.

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Creators: Entry created by Jona Lendering (2014-09-11) , last updated by Elżbieta (2021-12-27), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/19306
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Suggested citation: Lendering, J. and Elżbieta, Karanovo, Thracian Tomb [Iztochna Mogila]. https://vici.org/vici/19306, accessed 2026-11-01.